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President Donald Trump: This Moment Is Your Moment
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Donald Trump takes the oath of office Friday, a celebration of American unity in a country that is anything but unified.
Other presidents have been sworn in on the Capitol steps facing war, economic calamity or domestic social strife. Trump, the only president elected with no prior experience in public or military service, confronts a more fundamental challenge to his leadership.