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Donald Trump Is Sworn In As the 45th US President (reuters.com)

Posted by msmash on from the how's-your-day dept.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States on Friday, succeeding Barack Obama and taking control of a divided country in a transition of power that he has declared will lead to "America First" policies at home and abroad. Reuters reports: As scattered protests erupted elsewhere in Washington, Trump raised his right hand and put his left on a Bible used by Abraham Lincoln and repeated a 35-word oath of office from the U.S. Constitution, with U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts presiding.

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  1. Not a single time traveler? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Nobody rushing the stage shouting "You are the greatest monster in human history!" while blasting away?

    1. Re:Not a single time traveler? by CajunArson · · Score: 5, Funny

      Well wouldn't it be late to stop Obama at this point?
      Those time travelers need to check their clocks.

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    2. Re:Not a single time traveler? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 1, Funny

      During the YouTube broadcast of the concert last night, people in the Live Chat kept calling Trump the God Emperor. Do you know how hard it is to kill a sandworm?

    3. Re:Not a single time traveler? by Pfhorrest · · Score: 5, Funny

      Time travelers already learned their lesson with Hitler. With no Trump presidency, there's no WWIII, and the technology that leads to time travel never gets invented, so using time travel to prevent America from getting trumped is pointless because paradox. Just like with Hitler and WWII, so since we already learned our lesson about how futile such things are there, none of us bother trying to run face first into paradox over Trump. Sad.

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    4. Re:Not a single time traveler? by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

      I dunno. Biden at least seemed harmless. There again, Biden is probably like Palpatine from Star Wars- he can probably shoot lightening out of his fingers too.

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    5. Re:Not a single time traveler? by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 1, Funny

      Not that hard, they die in water... all you need to do is take Trump out in the rain.

      Sandworms die in water... and reproduce into sand trout... and become sandworms. The last thing this country needs is baby Trumpettes.

    6. Re:Not a single time traveler? by Donald+J.+Trump · · Score: 5, Funny

      Hey buddy, I am President of the United States now, you can't talk to me that way! So knock it the hell off or I'll have the Secret Service grab you right by the pussy!

    7. Re:Not a single time traveler? by spiritplumber · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dolores Umbridge, I think.

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    8. Re:Not a single time traveler? by burtosis · · Score: 4, Funny

      User name checks out

    9. Re:Not a single time traveler? by haruchai · · Score: 4, Funny

      "Nobody rushing the stage shouting "You are the greatest monster in human history!" while blasting away?"

      No, we'll have to wait for a millennial Lee Harvey Oswald.

      Any self-respecting millennial would use a drone; running & shooting is hard enough without trying it while handling a selfie stick

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  2. already exceeding expectations by PackMan97 · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's been sworn in for almost an hour now and no nuclear war....exceeding expectations.

  3. President Pussy-Grabber by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or should we call him 'Pussy-Grabber-in-Chief'?

    Personally I prefer 'President Pussy-Grabber', and I encourage everyone so inclined to refer to him as such whenver possible.

  4. Re:Its good for the grass on the national mall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    All his supporters had to work today.

  5. Incorrect by SuperKendall · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bill Clinton was sitting near the font and there were several women within hands reach (not including his wife obv.).

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  6. Re: Its good for the grass on the national mall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    But I thought all his supporters had their jobs taken by illegals?

  7. Re:News for Nazis by bsDaemon · · Score: 4, Funny

    I'm also quite certain that Trump isn't at all likely to invade Russia heading into a winter, so there is that, too.

  8. Re:Yawn by sexconker · · Score: 4, Funny

    I switched on the radio to hear the evening PM programme (I live in the UK).

    You didn't need to tell us where you lived. We knew by your ridiculous spellinge.

  9. Re:News for Nazis by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 5, Funny

    The United States is three times the size of India.

    If you're talking about population. India is by far the world's largest democracy.
    If you're talking about land size. Canada is the world's largest democracy. (unless you consider Russia democratic- then it is).
    If you're talking about weight of the average person then... yes... in that scenario, the US is the largest democracy.

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  10. Re:As a fellow European by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm Russian and the fake news media have been really unfair to this second coming of Jesus Christ mixed with Albert Einstein. I think he will bring peace and prosperity to the entire world, except evil Chyna, unlike that world war loving monster Hillary Clinton and that Kenyan muslim Hussein Obama. Also, all the protesters are paid actors hired by Soros, all REAL Americans love this hero, just look at the record breaking turnout for his inauguration! #MRGA

  11. Re: News for Nazis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The birth certificate issue isn't over. Trump *will* release Obama's real birth certificate.