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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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Max Greenwood / The Hill:
Report: Manafort part of intelligence review of intercepted Russian communications
Report: Manafort part of intelligence review of intercepted Russian communications
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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.
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Louis Nelson / Politico:
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’
Conway: Trump's inauguration ‘will be a shock to the system’
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Morgan Winsor / ABC News:
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
Donald Trump 'Didn't Divide the Country' but Can ‘Heal and Unify,’ Senior Adviser Says
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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 …
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Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
‘None of us knows what is going to happen’
Politico:
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.
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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.
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David A. Fahrenthold / Washington Post:
Trump sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership
Trump sworn in, marking a transformative shift in the country's leadership
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NBC News:
Anti-Trump Protesters Pepper Sprayed on Eve of Inauguration Outside ‘DeploraBall’ in D.C. — Hundreds of Inauguration Weekend Protests Planned Across the Country 1:40 — A weekend of protests over the inauguration and presidency of Donald Trump began Thursday night with police in Washington …
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Camille Dodero / Hollywood Reporter:
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC
Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin Address Crowd at Anti-Trump Rally in NYC
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Brooke Seipel / The Hill:
Michael Moore leads massive anti-Trump protest in NYC
Michael Moore leads massive anti-Trump protest in NYC
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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.
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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 …
Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Trump's Inaugural Concert Didn't Fill The National Mall — Here's the crowd outside the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday for a concert celebrating President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration. … The National Park Service declined to estimate how many people attended the concert.
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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 …
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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.
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Mattathias Schwartz / The Intercept:
Rudy Giuliani Kicks Off Inauguration Lunch With 9/11 Sex Joke — More than 200 Republican lawyers gathered in a ballroom inside Washington, D.C.'s Four Seasons hotel for a celebratory inaugural luncheon on Thursday with incoming White House Counsel Don McGahn and Rudy Giuliani …
Karoun Demirjian / Washington Post:
Senate set to confirm two Trump Cabinet nominees Friday; others will wait — President-elect Donald Trump's two least controversial Cabinet nominees are expected to be confirmed by the Senate Friday afternoon, but the rest may have to wait before they can officially join the Trump administration.
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Andrew Osborn / Reuters:
In Trump We Trust: Inauguration prompts celebration in Russia — The Kremlin may have spent years reviling America, but Russians hoping Donald Trump will usher in a new era of detente marked his inauguration on Friday with parties and trinkets from commemorative coins to “matryoshka” nesting dolls in his image.
CNN:
Day One: Trump says he will sign ‘very meaningful’ documents amid talk of executive orders — Washington (CNN)President-elect Donald Trump is ready to “get the show going.” — Less than 24 hours before he is inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, Trump told supporters …
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