Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Invited guests gathered at the Capitol, where the ceremony took place. Members of the Republican's closest family were also present.
On Monday at 12:00 local time (18:00 Polish time) Donald Trump was sworn in as president USA. Due to the weather, the ceremony took place not on the steps in front of the entrance to the Capitol, but inside the Rotunda.
About 800 people gathered at the site. Another 1,300 people watched the ceremony in Emancipation Hall and another 500 in the Capitol Visitation Center. The guests included former US presidents Barack ObamaGeorge W. Bush and Bill Clinton, but also the prime minister Italian Giorgia Meloni or the president Argentina Javier Milei.
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Members of the Trump family at the inauguration
Donald Trump's five children were present: his youngest son BarronTrumpthe eldest son Donald Trump Jrthe eldest daughter Ivanka Trump together with her husband Jared Kushnerson Eric Trump with his wife Lara Trump and TiffanyTrumpTrump's youngest daughter and her husband Michael Boulos.
Also on stage – next to Barron – was Donald Trump's father-in-law, Melania's father, Viktor Knavs, a Slovenian who became an American citizen in 2018. Before coming to the U.S., Knavs was a car salesman in the Slovenian town of Sevnica. His wife, Melania's mother Amalija, died last year.
Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr PAP/EPA/SAUL LOEB / POOL
Father-in-law Viktor Knavs, Barron Trump and Melania TrumpPAP/EPA/SAUL LOEB / POOL
Michael Boulos, Tiffany Trump, Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump JrPAP/EPA/CHIP SOMODEVILLA / POOL
The new president's grandchildren were also present at the Capitol. These included, among others: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's children: Arabella, 13, Joseph, 11, and Theodore, 8. 17-year-old Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr., also appeared. and his ex-wife Vanessa, who boasted a photo on social media in which she posed with her brother, 15-year-old Donald Trump III.
Donald Trump's familyAntonina Długosińska/tvn24.pl
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