memeorandum: Donald Trump Sworn In as 45th President of the United States (Meghan Keneally/ABC News)

2:20 PM ET, January 20, 2017

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Full text: 2017 Donald Trump inauguration speech — President Donald Trump's full inaugural address remarks. — Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world, thank you.

Discussion: The Guardian, Hit & Run and New York Times

Washington Post:

Donald Trump's inaugural address: Full text as prepared for delivery — Here is the full text of Donald Trump's address at his inauguration as the 45th president on Friday, as prepared for delivery. His remarks as delivered, with annotations and explanations, are here.

Discussion: Instapundit

Rachel Cao / CNBC:

Read President Trump's full, blistering inaugural speech, attacking Washington, promising ‘America first’ — Trump speaks at inauguration: We will get the job done — President Donald Trump just delivered a searing inaugural address, attacking Washington and promising a new hope for Americans who want to dream big.

Discussion: Power Line and Common Dreams

Tara Golshan / Vox:
Transcript: Donald Trump's inaugural address

Discussion: Politico

Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Key moments from Trump's inauguration speech

Discussion: ABC News and Washington Times

Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Donald Trump's full inauguration speech transcript, annotated

Discussion: New York Magazine and The Last Refuge

David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Donald Trump is sworn in as president, vows to end ‘American carnage’

Discussion: The Week

New York Times:

Intercepted Russian Communications Part of Inquiry Into Trump Associates — WASHINGTON — American law enforcement and intelligence agencies are examining intercepted communications and financial transactions as part of a broad investigation into possible links between Russian officials …

David Frum / The Atlantic:

An Inaugural Celebration That Rings Hollow — Every presidency is different, but inaugural coverage is always the same. Commentators congratulate Americans on the peaceful transition of power and intone solemn sentences about democratic renewal. — There is something unnerving …

Discussion: The Week

Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:

Ex-Bush speechwriter: Trump is worse than slave-holding presidents — A speechwriter for former President George W. Bush on Friday called President-elect Donald Trump — “the worst human being ever to enter the presidency” just hours before Trump's inauguration.

Discussion: alan.com and Raw Story

Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Report: Manafort part of intelligence review of intercepted Russian communications

Discussion: RedState, Joe.My.God. and Daily Kos

The White House:

An America First Energy Plan — Energy is an essential part of American life and a staple of the world economy. The Trump Administration is committed to energy policies that lower costs for hardworking Americans and maximize the use of American resources, freeing us from dependence on foreign oil.

Discussion: Bloomberg, ThinkProgress, Motherboard, Mother Jones, Washington Post, Hit & Run, Gothamist, Morning Consult, DeSmogBlog, Joe.My.God., CNBC and Grist

The White House:

America First Foreign Policy — The Trump Administration is committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security. — Peace through strength will be at the center of that foreign policy. This principle will make possible a stable, more peaceful world with less conflict and more common ground.

Discussion: Business Insider, The Daily Caller and Washington Post

The White House:

Bringing Back Jobs And Growth — Since the recession of 2008, American workers and businesses have suffered through the slowest economic recovery since World War II. The U.S. lost nearly 300,000 manufacturing jobs during this period, while the share of Americans in the work force plummeted …

Discussion: Washington Post and CNBC

Sarah Frostenson / Vox:

Photos: the crowd at Donald Trump's inauguration vs. Barack Obama's — President Donald Trump boasted his inauguration would have an “unbelievable, perhaps record-setting turnout.” — But aerial shots of the National Mall from President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration and today show that isn't likely.

Discussion: Washington Post, Daily Kos, Raw Story, DCist and The Guardian

ABC News:
Obama Family Farewell Includes a Final Missive to Donald Trump

Discussion: Politico

Nathalie Baptiste / Mother Jones:
These Aerial Photos Show How Trump's Inauguration Crowd Compares With Obama's

Discussion: New York Magazine and Vox

Clemence Michallon / Daily Mail:

‘Thank you, baby’: Donald Trump pays tribute to Kellyane Conway for going on CNN to ‘destroy’ his critics when ‘my men are petrified to go on’ — Donald Trump paid a vibrant tribute to his former campaign manager Kellyanne Conway at his campaign donors' dinner Thursday night.

Discussion: BizPac Review

Associated Press:
Smashed Windows, Chaotic Confrontation Near Inauguration

Discussion: WSVN-TV, Daily Wire and Mother Jones

Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’

Discussion: The Week

Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says

Discussion: Hot Air

President Donald J. Trump / The White House:

President Donald J. Trump — Donald J. Trump is the 45th President of the United States. He believes the United States has incredible potential and will go on to exceed anything that it has achieved in the past. His campaign slogan was Make America Great Again, and that is exactly what he intends to do.

Discussion: Washington Post, Politico and The Guardian

BBC:
Live Reporting — “Always pursue solidarity”

Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Washington Post

New York Times:

A Trump Administration, With Obama Staff Members Filling In the Gaps — WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump arrived in Washington the day before his inauguration as the nation's 45th president in a swirl of cinematic pageantry but facing serious questions about whether his chaotic transition …

Discussion: Politico, Vox, Daily Mail, The Daily Caller, Gizmodo, KTLA, New Century Times, CNBC, Mediaite, No More Mister Nice Blog, AOL, The Verge, The Week, New York Magazine, Political Wire and WPRI-TV

Soo Oh / Vox:

Inauguration Day emotion tracker: share your feelings, and we'll tell you where you stand with others — How many people feel just like you right now? — On Inauguration Day, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the president of the United States with the lowest approval rating for any incoming president in the modern era.

Discussion: RedState and The Daily Caller

Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:

Poll: Trump approval rating hits new low hours before inauguration — Just over a third of Americans approve of President-elect Donald Trump — , according to a new poll released hours before his inauguration. — The survey from Fox News showed that 37 percent of Americans approve …

Discussion: Fox News, Occupy Democrats, RedState, AOL and The Week

Nate Cohn / New York Times: Is Trump Stronger Than He Seems?

Garrett M. Graff / Politico:

The Government Secrets Trump Is About to Discover — When Dwight Eisenhower was elected president in 1952, outgoing president Harry Truman informed him of an important secret: Days before the election the United States had tested the world's first hydrogen bomb in the Pacific.

Discussion: DCist and Axios

Shane Goldmacher / Politico: Trump West Wing's power brokers jockey for sway

Mary Katharine Ham / The Federalist:

More Than A Year After My Children's Father Died, We're Still Learning How To Transition — It sounded simple enough. — “Stripes in the corner?” — “Yeah, the rest of the room will be peach, but the corner will be striped— gray and peach,” I said, seeing myself pulling …

Fox News:

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Discussion: Vox, Mother Jones and Talking Points Memo

Adam Peck / ThinkProgress:

Trump supporters greeted by massive projection of quotes from sexual assault survivors — “In this man, I see my abuser.” — WASHINGTON, D.C.—As thousands of Trump supporters poured into the nation's capital on Thursday evening to attend the president-elect's inauguration …

Discussion: Forbes, Raw Story, John Hawkins' Right Wing News and Big Think