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Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States at noon EST on January 20, 2017, succeeding Barack Obama. Trump, the Republican nominee, was a businessman and reality television personality from New York City at the time of his victory in the 2016 presidential election over the Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, to whom he lost the popular vote by 3 million votes while winning the electoral college. His running mate, former Governor Mike Pence of Indiana, took office as
But president-elect Trump still has some time before he can change the name plate on the Oval Office door, as the official transfer of power from President Barack Obama to Trump won't take place until Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, when Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence will take their oaths of office on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.