--- title: Trump Inauguration: Watch the Moment He Became President description: Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday morning during his inauguration ceremony canonical: https://time.com/4641156/donald-trump-inauguration-oath-swear-in-president/ author: Mahita Gajanan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-20T17:37:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:50:22.415Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch the Moment Donald Trump Became President of the United States og:description: The oath of office was administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts og:url: https://time.com/4641156/donald-trump-inauguration-oath-swear-in-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7a451a38e4c8ba3/6988b6682dce016c079ebf76/donald-trump-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: donald-trump-inauguration og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch the Moment Donald Trump Became President of the United States twitter:description: The oath of office was administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7a451a38e4c8ba3/6988b6682dce016c079ebf76/donald-trump-inauguration.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch the Moment Donald Trump Became President of the United States by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 20, 2017 5:37 PM UTC  On the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. On the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Jan 20, 2017 5:37 PM UTC [Donald Trump ](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-donald-trump/)was [sworn in](http://time.com/4640707/donald-trump-inauguration-speech-transcript/) as the [45th President of the United States](http://time.com/4640703/donald-trump-inauguration-day-2017/?xid=homepage) on Friday morning during his inauguration ceremony. The oath of office was administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. Following the ceremony, Trump delivered his inaugural speech as [rain began to fall over Washington, D.C.](http://time.com/4640630/donald-trump-inauguration-day-weather-rain/) Trump’s remarks recalled the populist message that propelled his campaign. “Today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the people,” Trump said. “The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of this country. Their victories have not been your victories. 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