President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump and son Baron during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.

LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President

January 20, 2017 6:36 AM update January 20, 2017 6:04 PM

Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. After swearing his allegiance to the Constitution in a ceremony at the US Capitol Friday, Trump delivered a 16-minute address stressing his campaign theme - "make America great again." The 70-year-old president, holding elective office for the first time in his life, told a crowd of several hundred thousand people at the National Mall that his administration will transfer power away from Washington and return it to the American people.

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In keeping with tradition, the outgoing and incoming president are to ride together from the White House down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol for the inauguration ceremony.

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Former Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Bernie Sanders, is among those arriving to watch Donald Trump take the oath of office as the 45th U.S. president.

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John Watson of Jacksonville, Fla. waits in the rain on the National Mall in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017, before the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

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Supreme Court justices are arriving for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. Chief Justice John Roberts will deliver the oath of office to Trump. Naming a new justice to the court is among the incoming president's top priorities.

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LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President