Watch Donald Trump take the oath of office to become the 45th president of the United States
Donald Trump being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States.
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Transcript
NARRATOR: On January 20th, 2017, Donald J. Trump became the forty-fifth president of the United States.
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS: Please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…
DONALD TRUMP: I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…
ROBERTS:… that I will faithfully execute…
TRUMP:… that I will faithfully execute…
ROBERTS:… the Office of President of the United States…
TRUMP:… the Office of President of the United States…
ROBERTS:… and will to the best of my ability…
TRUMP:… and will to the best of my ability…
ROBERTS:… preserve, protect and defend…
TRUMP:… preserve, protect and defend…
ROBERTS:… the Constitution of the United States.
TRUMP:… the Constitution of the United States.
ROBERTS: So help me God.
TRUMP: So help me God.
CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS: Please raise your right hand, and repeat after me. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…
DONALD TRUMP: I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear…
ROBERTS:… that I will faithfully execute…
TRUMP:… that I will faithfully execute…
ROBERTS:… the Office of President of the United States…
TRUMP:… the Office of President of the United States…
ROBERTS:… and will to the best of my ability…
TRUMP:… and will to the best of my ability…
ROBERTS:… preserve, protect and defend…
TRUMP:… preserve, protect and defend…
ROBERTS:… the Constitution of the United States.
TRUMP:… the Constitution of the United States.
ROBERTS: So help me God.
TRUMP: So help me God.