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More than two dozen members of Congress are boycotting Donald Trump's inauguration:

Rep. John Lewis said, "I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president… I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected." Ref. Source 2u.

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Andrea Bocelli backs out of singing at Trump's inauguration after receiving death threats:

The revelation came as another singer - Broadway legend Jennifer Holliday - last night pulled out of the President-elect's festivities after being threatened and branded an 'Uncle Tom'. Ref. Source 1w.

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Donald Trump will become president Friday with an approval rating of just 40%, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll, the lowest of any recent president and 44 points below that of President Barack Obama, the 44th president.

Following a tumultuous transition period, approval ratings for Trump's handling of the transition are more than 20 points below those for any of his three most recent predecessors. Obama took the oath in 2009 with an 84% approval rating, 67% approved of Clinton's transition as of late December 1992 and 61% approved of George W. Bush's transition just before he took office in January 2001.

Trump's wobbly handling of the presidential transition has left most Americans with growing doubts that the President-elect will be able to handle the job. About 53% say Trump's statements and actions since Election Day have made them less confident in his ability to handle the presidency, and the public is split evenly on whether Trump will be a good or poor president (48% on each side). Ref. CNN.

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As Trump inherits a divided country, his supporters say it's Democrats that have to do all the healing

At inauguration time, magnanimity usually prevails. But there's little that President-elect Donald Trump can, should, or probably will do to mollify Hillary Clinton supporters, according to members of Trump Nation, an array of Trump voters in all 50 states who've spoken with the USA TODAY Network. These Trump supporters believe there are only two remedies to the post-election divide: One is time, and the other is for Trump to do what he said he'll do - like bring back jobs, secure the Southern border and generally make America great again. Ref. USAToday.

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Actually, when Obama came into office he inherited a divided country as well because not everyone was happy with a Black man as president. The blew over fairly fast and they got used to it. Hopefully, Trump can do the same by throwing away Twitter and his OCD with responding to everyone that says something negative about him.

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Trump has 18 Whites on his cabinet and no Hispanic Americans. Should we take that as a message that he really doesn't like the Latinos?

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These 10 foreign business deals pose the clearest potential conflicts for Trump

President-elect Donald Trump's overseas business deals involving skyscrapers, golf courses and hotels represent one of the clearest areas of potential conflicts for his incoming administration, experts say. Trump has partnered with companies worldwide, stretching from a pair of towers in Indonesia to the regulatory-free South American country of Uruguay. Working with the non-profit journalism organization ProPublica, USA TODAY has compiled a list of 10 deals, in various stages of activity, that represent the highest potential for entanglement of foreign businesses and political conflicts for the new president. Ref. Source 5s.

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President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address, vowing that today “will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again."

Trump vowed to fight “the crime, and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives.”

"This American carnage stops right here and stops right now," Trump said with former President Barack Obama looking on. Read the full transcript: Inaugural address: Trump's full speech - CNNPolitics.com.

"We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, and in every foreign capital and in every hall of power," Trump said. "From this day forward it's going to be only 'America first! America first!'"

The Obamas departed the Capitol via helicopter on their way to Palm Springs, California, for a vacation. Ref. CNN.

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump left their vehicle to greet supporters and walk part of the route of the inaugural parade.

Earlier, Trump said at a congressional luncheon that he was very honored by the attendance of President Clinton and Hillary Clinton at the inauguration.

"I have a lot of respect for those two people," Trump said after leading a standing ovation.

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Nearly 100 people were arrested after protesters smashed windows and damaged cars near Donald Trump's inauguration, police said. Two police officers were hurt.
Trump signed his first bill into law moments after being sworn in, waiving the requirement that his nominee for secretary of defense, retired Gen. James Mattis, be out of the military for seven years. Trump also signed formal nominations for his Cabinet and a proclamation for a national day of patriotism.
Former President Barack Obama addressed supporters and members of his staff before departing for vacation from Joint Base Andrews moments. "This is not a period; this is a comma in the continuing story,” he said. Ref. CNN.