As he made his way to the nation’s capital Thursday morning for the first day of inauguration events, President-elect Donald Trump said that he will work hard to make his presidency a "great journey" for the American people.
"Getting ready to leave for Washington, D.C." he tweeted Thursday morning. "The journey begins and I will be working and fighting very hard to make it a great journey for ... the American people. I have no doubt that we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"
Getting ready to leave for Washington, D.C. The journey begins and I will be working and fighting very hard to make it a great journey for..
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2017
the American people. I have no doubt that we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2017
Trump will be sworn in at noon Friday by US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
A full schedule of events can be found here.
The president-elect also tweeted out a quote from Rev. Franklin Graham, who will be participating in Friday’s inauguration ceremony.
"'It wasn't Donald Trump that divided this country, this country has been divided for a long time!' Stated today by Reverend Franklin Graham," Trump wrote.
"It wasn't Donald Trump that divided this country, this country has been divided for a long time!" Stated today by Reverend Franklin Graham.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 19, 2017