--- title: Trump Inauguration: Donald Trump Tweets Before Swearing-In description: On the morning of his presidential inauguration, Donald Trump fired off what could be his last tweet as a civilian canonical: https://time.com/4640637/donald-trump-tweets-inauguration/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-20T13:26:26.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T02:49:33.386Z article:section: Politics og:title: Donald Trump Tweets ‘It All Begins Today’ on Morning of Inauguration og:description: Trump fired off what could be his last tweet as a civilian og:url: https://time.com/4640637/donald-trump-tweets-inauguration/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92f016ba27388434/6988b653196cf4bd5003e8b2/donald-trump-inauguration-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3500 og:image:height: 1969 og:image:alt: The Inaugural 'Make America Great Again! 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Chris Kleponis—Bloomberg/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Jan 20, 2017 1:26 PM UTC On the [morning of his presidential inauguration](http://time.com/4640005/donald-trump-inauguration-test/?xid=homepage), the man who campaigned with a consistent and often controversial [stream of tweets](http://time.com/4514354/what-donald-trumps-early-morning-tweets-mean/) fired off what could be his last as a civilian. “It all begins today! I will see you at 11:00 A.M. for the swearing-in. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES – THE WORK BEGINS!” [Donald Trump tweeted](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/822421390125043713) early Friday morning. The incoming president has already surrendered his Android smartphone—from which he often tweeted—and replaced it with a secure, encrypted device, the [New York _Times_ reported](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/trump-cabinet-picks-inauguration.html?%5Fr=0), citing sources close to the transition. It’s not clear what that will mean for his future tweeting habits. But those around Trump, including incoming White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, have suggested his tweets will continue to be a way he communicates with the American people. Starting Friday, Trump will also [gain access to the @POTUS twitter account](http://time.com/4567113/barack-obama-donald-trump-twitter/) used by President Barack Obama during his tenure. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4640637/donald-trump-tweets-inauguration/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4640637/donald-trump-tweets-inauguration/"},"headline":"Donald Trump Tweets ‘It All Begins Today’ on the Morning of His Presidential Inauguration","datePublished":"2017-01-20T13:26:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:49:33.386Z","description":"Those around Trump have suggested he will still communicate with the American people through Twitter","url":"https://time.com/4640637/donald-trump-tweets-inauguration/","keywords":["Donald Trump","White House","inauguration","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92f016ba27388434/6988b653196cf4bd5003e8b2/donald-trump-inauguration-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt92f016ba27388434/6988b653196cf4bd5003e8b2/donald-trump-inauguration-tweet.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Inaugural 'Make America Great Again! 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