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DONALD TRUMP was sworn in as president of the United States on Friday on the west side of the U.S. Capitol. The crowd wasn’t as large as the more than 1 million people estimated to have been at former President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009. Trump spoke for about 16 minutes. moriah ratner staff photographer

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onald Trump was sworn in Friday as the 45th president of the United States, marking the start of a new age of American politics as he vowed to transfer power from Washington elites to “the people.”

Trump, 70, spoke shortly after noon to a crowd noticeably smaller than ones at past inaugurations, characterizing the United States as a faltering country with a declining middle class, rampant crime and unemployment. Addressing the American people, the former business mogul declared that with the commencing of his presidency, the U.S. “is your country.” The audience took a celebratory tone, with protests happening in downtown Washington, D.C., and early in the morning, rather than at the inauguration.

Trump was sworn in at noon by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. The oath was given using two bibles: one that Trump received from his mother years ago and another from former President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration.

Michael Pence, a former governor of Indiana, was sworn in as vice president by Justice Clarence Thomas.

Trump began his inaugural address a few minutes after he was sworn in, strongly emphasizing that he will rebuild the country and make “America first.” The speech, which struck a strong populist tone, lasted just 16 minutes, shorter than recent presidential inauguration addresses.

“Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning,” Trump said. “Because today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to

Donald Trump vows to return power to people in inauguration speech after tense election

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another, or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people.”

Trump said that only a small group of people, namely politicians, have thrived over the years. He spoke of “American carnage” that has faced the U.S., claiming that crimes, gangs and drugs have “robbed our country of so much unrealized potential.”

He also said the U.S. has invested millions overseas and made other countries wealthy, while the American infrastructure has fallen into decay. The U.S. has defended other nations’ borders while refusing to defend itself, he said.

“The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world,” Trump said.

But now, Trump said the country will bring back jobs, rebuild highways, airports and other infrastructure, and follow two simple rules: “Buy American and hire American.”

Trump also said the country will “seek friendship and goodwill” and rebuild its foreign alliances, adding that the U.S. will not impose its “way of life” on anyone, though, but instead be an example for other nations.

“We will shine for everyone to follow,” Trump said.

He added that the country will eradicate “radical Islamic terrorism” from the world, and no longer accept politicians who are “all talk and no action.” The claim drew applause from the crowd.

Trump also said it was important that the U.S. — while its people may have disagreements — stay united, because then the country will be “totally see trump page 4

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A protester lights a trash can on fire in Washington following Donald Trump’s swearing-in as president of the United States. Protests occurred throughout the city, and while the majority of protesters stayed peaceful, there were others who turned violent.

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Protests erupt across Washington in response to Donald Trump’s inauguration

By Jacob Gedetsis enterprise editor

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ASHINGTON – Dressed in all black with rags covering their faces, a group of protesters began ripping up the brick sidewalk on 13th Street in Franklin Square. One protester launched a piece of burnt red brick toward police.

The police responded.

Chemical dispersant was launched at the crowd.

Screams echoed in the square, and many ran with panic despite shouts to “walk don’t run.” It was a backand-forth motion that lasted almost an hour, stemming from a minority of protesters that were violent.

The protests were in response to the start of Donald Trump’s presidency. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States just a few hours earlier on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. But even as he called on Americans to unite, there were already protests erupting nearby. During his campaign for the presidency, Trump incited backlash for his rhetoric on Mexican immigrants, Muslims and women, among others.

The protests began early in the day, hours before

Trump was sworn in.

“We came here to protest peacefully,” said Kayla Kisseadoo, a student from the New College of Florida. “... We just want people to know that we will stand up to Donald Trump, and his society.”

But at times, the protests were not peaceful. Early in the day, video circulating social media showed protesters destroying the glass windows of a Bank of America and a Starbucks. By mid-afternoon, Franklin Square was littered with graffiti and the carcasses of burned trash cans and newspaper boxes. Later, a limo was set on fire, and witnesses at the scene said a projectile was thrown into the vehicle.

Washington police said 217 people were arrested during the protests, many of whom were charged with rioting.

Six officers sustained injuries, police said. Police also said the arrests resulted from incidents on 13th Street, which involved between 400 and 500 people.

Officers were forced to leave their line on 14th Street and advance toward the protesters so the fire department could safely put out the flame. The movement sparked outrage among some protesters, who began launching bricks. Most protesters, however, stayed

peaceful and tried to keep the violence from escalating. “(A protester) picked the brick off the ground, threw it down again — I kicked it away and said, ‘We can’t do it like this, we have to do this peacefully,” said Dan Rogan, a 30-year-old from Cleveland.

“This is how we get a bad name, unfortunately.

I think we are all trying to figure out how to do this right, but we can’t be destructive,” he continued.

It was a sentiment shared by many protesters in the crowd. The protesters varied in age, race, sexual identity and background. Some drove through the night from as far as Iowa City, and others from the protest at Standing Rock, North Dakota. It was a crowd filled with homemade signs and T-shirts donning “This is not normal,” and “I have a job, and it’s not this.”

“Throughout the city we have seen hundreds and hundreds of protesters who have respected our laws and made their voices heard through non-violent acts of protest,” Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said in a press conference. “Unfortunately, a small group of people have engaged in vandalism as well as violence against our law enforcement officers.” jagedets@syr.edu | @jacobgedetsis

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Syracuse family celebrates start of Trump’s presidency

BLAKE LONERGAN (LEFT) AND AUSTIN MAZZOLI (RIGHT) traveled from Syracuse, New York, to Washington, D.C., to celebrate Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th president of the United States. Their family has supported Trump in hopes he will bring economic prosperity to Syracuse.

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By Satoshi Sugiyama asst. news editor

WASHINGTON — Patty Tracey has lived in the town of Cicero, near Syracuse, her entire life. Since the 2008 recession, she said she has seen factories shut down, slowly but definitively, as companies seek to maximize efficiency by relocating overseas.

The impact of these relocations hit her family hard a few years ago, she said, when one of her relatives lost a job when Chrysler

left and relocated its factory to Mexico .

“If it weren’t for our medical industry we’d be in a trouble there,” Tracey said. “Our hospitals and (Syracuse University) are our wealth.”

Frustrated with years of economic stagnation and jobs streaming out of the country, she was convinced that business tycoon and former reality show host Donald Trump would bring change the country desperately needed.

As Trump became the 45th president of the United States on Friday, hundreds of thousands of people flooded into the National Mall.

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Tracey and her family members marched on their way to the non-ticketed standing area with hope that is epitomized in Trump’s campaign slogan: “Make America Great Again.”

The central New York economy has been battered with hardship over the last few years.

The car part manufacturer New Process Gear based in DeWitt, for example, closed in 2012 after 124 years in business. This past December, upstate New York lost 4,400 manufacturing jobs, according to the state Department of Labor.

On the campaign trail, Trump often pledged to bring jobs back to the country if he were elected president.

As a “Celebrity Apprentice” viewer, Tracey said she developed a sense that Trump likes to engage with and helping people.

She added Trump was not her first choice, but the minute Democrat Hillary Clinton got the nomination, she was set on Trump, she said. Tracey, who voted for Barack Obama in 2012, thought Clinton’s primary opponent Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) had great ideas but Tracey felt they were leaning toward socialism. For Tracey, Trump’s ability to negotiate toughly as a businessman was also a desirable quality for presidency.

Judy Lonergan, Tracey’s sister, was particularly dissatisfied with rising health care costs and Obama’s Affordable Care Act. “We really need to figure out as a soci-

ety is (whether) the government can help out here what we are going to do with our health care so that everybody can have an affordable health care but other people are paying for the other people to have it. It’s just not right,” said Lonergan, who runs a retail small business.

Her husband also runs a business employing 30 people. As a result of the Affordable Care Act, she said, her husband was no longer able to pay for a portion of employees’ health care.

“You get to a point where there’s no sense being in business if all you are doing is giving everything you make back,” she said.

From the steps of the western lawn of Capitol Hill, Trump delivered an address that underscored campaign messages to a crowd stretching about 1.2 miles.

As Tracey listened to Trump’s speech, her eyes misted with tears. She clapped and cheered during the address, putting her hands on her cheeks and shrieking with delight as Trump declared, “From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first, America first.”

But she said afterward that Trump’s “make America great again” was, to her, the most moving part of his address.

“I don’t really like saying ‘again’ since I don’t think we’re really bad, but certainly we have to make sure we stay as a world power … (in) trade and business,” Tracey said.

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islation, including the Affordable Care Act. Before his swearing-in on Friday, Trump and Melania Trump, now the First Lady, met with Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, at the White House. They then took a limousine to the Capitol Building, where Trump was sworn in and gave his inaugural address.

Trump ended his speech by saying that Americans will no longer be ignored, and that his inauguration signaled the beginning of a new millennium.

“Your voice, your hopes and your dreams will define our American destiny,” Trump said. “Together we will make America strong again. We will make American wealthy again. We will America proud again. We will make America safe again.”

As the president cycled through the end of his speech, his supporters anticipated the climactic end that everyone knew was coming. At once, his supporters synched their voices with the nearby video board showing Trump’s speech.

“Together, we will make America great again,” they said.

trump unstoppable.” Americans should have no fear, he added, because the country is protected by the military, law enforcement and God. “It’s time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget, that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red of patriots,” he said.

The ceremony marked the pinnacle of his rise to power, one that began more than 18 months ago and that defied expert predictions. His presidential campaign and time as president-elect was filled with controversies: He classified Mexican immigrants as rapists, he proposed banning Muslims from the country, audio leaked of him bragging in 2005 about sexually assaulting women and he made several appointments to his cabinet that stirred debate.

Trump now also becomes the first president to have never previously served either in political office or as a general in the military. With his swearing-in, the Republicans have gained control of both Congress and the White House, and Trump has already promised to undo several of former President Barack Obama’s signature pieces of leg-

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Inauguration performers don’t deserve backlash

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rom the Boston Tea Party in 1773, to the Selma, Alabama, marches in 1965, protests have a way of defining the era in which they take place. The Women’s March on Washington on Saturday afternoon will be no different.

With more than 200,000 marchers expected for the event, along with 1 million people expected to attend hundreds of sister marches across the country and around the world, the march will be one of the largest in United States history.

what is the women’s march on washington?

The Women’s March on Washington is a rally to “send a bold message to (the) new government on (its) first day in office, and to the world that women’s rights are human rights,” according to the event’s website. The march comes after what organizers call an election cycle that “has insulted, demonized and threatened” marginalized groups in the United States.

You may be asking yourself why I, a man, will be taking part in the Women’s March. The most important thing to know about

COLE JERMYN

OUT OF LEFT FIELD the march is that it is not just about women’s issues. Hundreds of organizations have signed onto the march, including the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, the American Civil Liberties Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and 350.org, a global climate group. This event is a sign of the solidarity between women’s groups, environmental groups and civil rights groups — the very people who will be leading the resistance against many of President Donald Trump’s unpopular policies.

As its name implies, though, the march is being led by women and centers around women’s rights.

“Women’s rights are human rights” — a line from Hillary Clinton’s 1995 speech as first lady at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women — has become a rallying cry of the event, signifying how women’s issues are not just the focus of special interest groups, but rather something that affects all of us. By taking part in the march, both men and women are showing the value they place on protecting the rights of everybody.

Today I will be marching

alongside my sister and my parents, along with numerous friends, an opportunity that many are not fortunate enough to have. There are people across the U.S. who want to take part in the Women’s March, but can’t for fear of backlash from their own families. This familial conflict and generational struggle, while nothing new, remains an important reminder that solidarity with those around you is something that should be fought for and taken advantage of.

One friend put it best when I asked why she was choosing to march. She told me: “Because I can.” I have an opportunity to be a part of history, to add my voice to the conversation and stand up for what I believe in, when so many don’t have that option.

In decades, when we look back on the Women’s March on Washington like we look back now on the important protests in our country’s history, we will remember the movement to amplify voices that have been muffled since Trump announced his intent to run in 2015.

That is what democracy looks like.

Cole Jermyn is a junior environmental resource engineering major at SUNYESF. He can be reached at cdjermyn@syr.edu and followed on Twitter @Cjermyn8.

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Clashing views Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday brought out people from across the political spectrum. Some decked themselves out in Trump gear and celebrated as he became president, while others took to the streets of Washington to protest his rise to power.

In New York City, protests broke out near Trump Tower and Trump International Hotel, but police were prepared. Officers had been barricading Trump Tower in the days leading up to the inauguration. codie yan staff photographer

Police barricade an area at Franklin Square on Friday. Protests erupted in D.C. before, during and after Trump’s swearing-in, and at some points, police and protesters clashed.

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A group of Trump supporters celebrate the beginning of his presidency. Within hours of his swearing-in, Trump signed an executive action meant to weaken the Affordable Care Act. moriah ratner staff photographer

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SYLVIA CASTILLO (RIGHT) joins Delisha Gutierrez in shedding tears of joy as President Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address on Friday. moriah ratner staff photographer

New York City anti-Trump protests began in the morning and lasted into the night, including stops at Trump Tower. codie yan staff photographer

Trump protesters hold a sign expressing pro-choice beliefs. During his campaign for the presidency, Trump took stances against abortion, including when he suggested that women who receive abortions be punished. moriah ratner staff photographer

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LEADING UP Since being elected on Nov. 8, President Donald Trump has been busy getting a crash course on the presidency. He nominated members of his cabinet, met with former President Barack Obama and was successfully inaugurated on Friday.

Here is a timeline of major moments during his time as president-elect:

NOV. 8, 2016: Donald Trump is elected president, beating out Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the general election

NOV. 10, 2016: Trump and outgoing President Barack Obama meet behind closed doors at the White House, followed by a meeting with media

NOV. 13, 2016: Trump appoints Reince Priebus as his chief of staff

NOV. 18, 2016: Trump appoints Jeff Sessions as his attorney general

NOV. 21, 2016: Trump announces plans for his first 100 days in office

NOV. 23, 2016: Trump appoints Betsy DeVos as his secretary of education

DEC. 1, 2016: Trump nominates Marine Gen. James Mattis as his secretary of defense

DEC. 13, 2016: Trump appoints Rex Tillerson as his secretary of state

DEC. 19, 2016: The Electoral College meets and officially votes for Trump and running mate Mike Pence

JAN. 10: Obama delivers his farewell address from Chicago

JAN. 11: Trump nominates David Shulkin as his secretary for veterans affairs

JAN. 20: Trump is officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States

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College students echo politically divided nation in D.C.

By Jacob Gedetsis enterprise editor

WASHINGTON — It was 4:47 a.m. when the doors of the Metro flew open. Five college students rushed onto the train. The car was empty and their laughs filled the air.

They were proudly donning “Make America Great Again” hats and were full of energy for the event they spent hours, in some ways, working to create.

“We knocked on almost 3,000 doors every weekend, 4,000 phone calls on Election Day, and it’s all paid off,” said Eric Magvas, a campus leader at Cleveland State University that organized fellow students in support of Donald Trump.

College students from across the nation descended on Washington Friday, some to show support for the new president and others to protest his rise to power. For supporters, Inauguration Day provided a haven to boast their support for Trump,

something they felt they couldn’t do daily at school.

We knocked on almost 3,000 doors every weekend, 4,000 phone calls on Election Day, and it’s all paid off.

Eric Magvas trump supporter from cleveland state university

The CSU students said it was sometimes awkward and hard to publicly support Trump at a liberal university in a historically blue city.

Ian Witmer, a freshman at Georgetown

University, stood at the front of the nonticketed area of the National Mall, dressed from head to toe in Trump-inspired gear.

His hoodie said “Trump Wins” and his shirt said he was a “proud member of the basket of deplorables.”

“I don’t wear this normally. I just don’t want to get into any arguments,” Witmer said. “... I definitely wouldn’t wear this around Georgetown.”

Samantha Racan, a freshman at George Washington University, echoed Witmer’s concerns about being outspoken about supporting Trump. Racan attended the inauguration with her friend and classmate Olivia Dupree, who voted for Hillary Clinton.

Dupree said she wanted to attend the event no matter who won, because she wanted to witness history. She saw it as a “once-in-alifetime opportunity.”

A short distance from the two bipartisan friends, a small exchange between protesters and Trump supporters began.

Charlotte Oestrich, a junior writing and rhetorical studies and a political science major at Syracuse University, said she and seven other girls traveled to the Capitol to protest.

They marched in a loosely organized pro-marijuana legalization march and heard Trump’s inaugural address from the National Mall.

She said that for the most part, Trump supporters left them alone and mostly muttered things under their breath as they walked by. Their night ended on a more hectic note, however, when they were caught in a massive demonstration at Franklin Square where a limousine was set ablaze by protesters.

“We are just standing there, and we wanted to stay and watch this giant fire because it was fascinating, but we were like ‘Oh sh*t,’ we have to get out of here,” Oestrich said. jagedets@syr.edu | @jacobgedetsis

Protests break out in New York City near Trump Tower that he was a soldier and White couldn’t treat the flag this way. The NYPD quickly stepped in, pulling the Trump supporter away and sending him away from the protest. Another man quickly came up, telling White he was a veteran and supported his choice of protest.

Afterward, White continued to silently protest with his flag.

“People have fought and died for this country for my right to do this,” he said.

“They can’t do this in Russia. They can’t do this in China. And I don’t care what that man says.”

By Kathryn Krawczyk senior staff writer

NEW YORK — While the ceremony for Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration got underway in Washington, D.C., protests broke out in New York City Friday morning and afternoon. Here are three takeaways from the protests.

The NYPD was ready

The New York Police Department was prepared to deal with much more intense protests than they actually encountered. For at least a week before Inauguration Day, police barricades lined Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower.

Since then, a few protesters at a time would stand around Trump Tower. On Friday morning, a crowd of less than 50 gathered across the street, jammed between the entrances of the Abercrombie & Fitch and Prada.

NYPD officers stood at the entrance to either store, telling anyone blocking the doors to step aside. Stopping on the sidewalk in front of the protesters resulted in a similar warnings to keep moving.

Just a few blocks away at Columbus Circle, about 100 people formed a circle in front of Trump International Hotel to protest for safer cities. Anyone who stood too far from the crowd was told by officers to keep walking and keep the sidewalk clear.

Four armed guards stood outside of Trump Tower itself, guarding an entrance that’s usually open to the public. Few pedestrians even walked on that side of the street. NYPD officers held chains on the curbs between the sidewalk and street, ushering people through when road traffic was clear.

Protesters had different reasons for taking action against Trump

Many of the protesters carried signs decrying facism. Others protested for workers’ rights and healthcare, among others. kathryn krawcyzk senior staff writer

There wasn’t much protest backlash

New York City consistently votes Democratic, and the 2016 presidential election was no exception, which might explain why passersby didn’t seem to mind people protesting Trump’s inauguration.

At the protest in front of Trump International Hotel, few even stopped. Only in front of Trump Tower itself was there any backlash. One man wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat walked back and forth in front of the protesters for nearly an hour, holding a homemade sign printed with #ByeBarry in reference to

Moving through the streets of New York City, protesters met little resistance in a city that overwhelmingly voted for Hillary Clinton.

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outgoing President Barack Obama. He broadcasted his thoughts via Facebook Live the entire time.

But another, wearing a “Re-elect Trump 2020” shirt, simply stood near the protesters, conversing briefly with one and simply saying “no thank you” to any media who tried to talk to him.

A third man in a pro-Trump shirt got aggressive with protesters. One New York resident, Bill White, was carrying an American flag with #F**kTrump written on it in black marker. The Trump supporter tried to grab the f lag, shouting

Trump protesters said there were many reasons — such as fighting climate change to respecting women’s bodies — they took to the streets Friday.

Vasma Eid helped organize the Freedom Cities protest outside Trump hotel as a part of Enlace, the New York Worker Center Federation. She protested for the rights of workers, from street vendors to construction workers.

Some protesters’ signs made their intents clear, especially at Freedom Cities.

Their posters featured their definition of safety, whether that was free healthcare, the right to organize or divesting from police and prisons.

In front of Trump Tower, protesters’ goals were even more clear. Their signs were printed with a bold “No! Stop Trump/ Pence fascist regime before it starts.” And chants of “No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA” made it clear they interpreted Trump’s presidency as fascism. kjkrawcz@syr.edu | @KathrynKrawczyk

People in New York City protested Donald Trump throughout the week leading up to the inauguration, but unrest surged on Friday.

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Women at inauguration explain support for Trump

By Chris Libonati and Satoshi Sugiyama the daily orange

WASHINGTON — Madeline Moreira showed up to President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony Friday with a sign: “Mi presidente #LatinosWithTrump.”

“I don’t think there will be another president in a long time that I am this excited to see inaugurated,” said Moreira, a CubanAmerican lawyer from Miami.

One month and one day before Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, The Washington Post released a tape of Trump telling then-Today Show host Billy Bush that his celebrity status would allow him to “grab (women) by the p*ssy.” Pundits assumed the comment would separate Trump from the female demographic.

Instead, Trump won 53 percent of votes from white women, per FiveThirtyEight. Friday, they celebrated Trump’s victory at the National Mall. During an election in which gender was expected to aid Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, the white female vote instead hurt her bid for president.

On Thursday night, hours before Trump was to be sworn in, protesters marched to Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. As the protests raged, a Trump supporter pleaded with a protester, Samson Saifu, to give Trump time.

“He did say ‘grab her by the p*ssy’,” Saifu said.

“Well, you know what, who doesn’t say that?” said the Trump supporter, who declined to share her name.

“I’ve actually never said that,” Saifu responded.

At the inauguration, women’s reasons for voting for Trump ranged from Clinton’s similarities to former President Barack Obama; the Affordable Care Act and its future under

Clinton; to the safety of women under President Trump. Many said they thought Trump would make the country safer for everyone.

I don’t think there will be another president in a long time that I am this excited to see inaugurated.

Madeline Moreira cuban-american lawyer from miami

One supporter, Cheryl Cowles, said the FBI’s multiple inquiries into Clinton persuaded her not to vote for the former secretary of state. Cowles wore a “Hillary for Prison” sticker and had also stuck one on her “101 President Jokes” book, which she carried in the non-ticketed section of the National Mall. Cowles, from New Jersey, brought her son and her son’s friend to the inauguration.

Cowles said she donated to Obama’s campaigns but had been disappointed by his time in office. She saw his administration as failing the minorities he vowed to help, and thought Clinton’s time in office would l argely be a continuation. Extending policies she believes don’t work wouldn’t be productive or helpful, she said.

Many said Trump’s rhetoric was just that, and that they prioritized the economy and the nation’s safety.

“I can definitely tell that he’s not very careful in the way he speaks,” Moreira said. “... That doesn’t necessarily mean that all these crazy things should be interpreted from his off-the-wall comments.” cjlibona@syr.edu | @ChrisLibonati ssugiyam@syr.edu | @SatoshiJournal

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