Photo Gallery: Crowds gather at Trump inauguration in DC

Winter 2017

Photo Gallery: Crowds gather at Trump inauguration in DC

January 25, 2017

Attendees walk around the Capitol Building to watch the inauguration on January 20, 2017. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS).

Drain the swamp — A truck parked down the street from the Capitol displays slogans from Donald Trump’s campaign. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS).

Photographing the Capitol — An inauguration attendee photographs the Capitol as Melania Trump walks out. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS).

Swearing In — Onlookers watch as Donald J. Trump is sworn in as 45th president of the United States. (Christen Gall/MEDILL REPORTS)

Red Hats — Trump supporters wearing “Make America Great” hats watch from the National Mall. (Christen Gall/MEDILL REPORTS).

Crowd cheers for Trump — The crowd cheers as Trump is sworn in as president. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS)

Make America Great — A man wearing a “Make Great America Great” hat watches the inauguration from a distant. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS)

Inauguration Wide Shot — Crowds surround the Capitol as the inauguration ends on Jan. 20, 2017. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS)

Women hold up posters saying “We the people are greater than fear” outside of the inauguration ceremony. The posters were designed by Shepard Fairey, the artist of the iconic Obama Hope poster. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS)

by Christen Gall

On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump, the real estate tycoon, was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. Trump ran as an anti-establishment Republican candidate during the 2016 presidential election winning without political or military experience. Crowds wearing red hats with Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great,” watched him take the oath of office from the National Mall on a rainy Friday morning.

The crowd cheers as Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Jan. 20, 2017. (Christen Gall/ MEDILL REPORTS)