20/01/2017 Newsround

And today, the US gets a new president - Donald Trump.

He's the billionaire businessman who promised he'd "make

Well, now it's time for him to start his new job.

Leah is in Washington D.C in the States, and sent us this.

Well, welcome to Washington, DC, the capital of

Now, today really is a huge day for this country, as Donald

Trump prepares to move into there, that is the White House.

He will take on one of the most important jobs on the planet,

he will become the 45th president of United States, but before he

officially takes charge, he will have to attend a special

Well, luckily we've got you covered on that one, take a

The president lives in the White House,

but the important bit today happens in the capital.

That's where Trump will be sworn in as

president and take an oath promising to do the best job he can.

Then he will make his speech called the inaugural address.

At the same time, movers will have a few hours

to move the Obama family's possessions out and move in Trump's.

After Trump's speech, Obama will then leave.

He should go out in style, though, with the past few presidents

There's a feast that will include food from Trump's home

Next up is the parade, this includes high

It is probably nice to stretch your legs

after all that food and

In the evening, there's lots of balls hosted over the city.

The president tries to attend as many as possible.

It's a bit exhausting, but you only become

Then it's time for a good night's sleep for the

first day in office for President Trump.

While Donald Trump has won the keys to the White House, the election

process has left many people deeply divided in this country.

Now, while Trump has his supporters, there

still are people that believe he isn't the right person

to lead this country, and across the weekend,

there will be protests here in Washington and across the country.

And even some politicians have decided to skip today's

So I met up with two kids here in Washington,

DC to find out why there's such a divide.

I am Jack, I'm from Georgia and I make Donald Trump supporter. I am

not a Trump supporter. Can you tell me how you feel about Donald Trump?

I'm excited for his presidency, I'm excited for his different view of

how our government works, and I'm excited to have a new person in the

White House. Obama was our first black president, it was bittersweet

seeing him go. Donald Trump coming into office, I think, you know, I'm

going to have to be used to it. Dizzy have what it takes to unite

America? Can it be possible? -- does he? As long as he, Washington, some

of the things he says, people can take it wrong. There is a large

proportion who don't agree with him. If we are going to bridge this

divide, we need to be able to reach out to the other party, work with

them to solve our issues. What would you say to him? Follow-through on

your campaign bronzers, because you won't be long if you don't. Keep

your promises, it's a lot of doubts people have. If he doesn't go

through with it, there will be lots of problems. I hope our country can

heal from the selection and come together to be one nation, a divided

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