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As it happened … our Donald Trump inauguration live blog

6.15pm

It’s all over! Or it’s only just begun, depending on how you look at it. A few closing thoughts from Twitter.

Trump v Bain

New superhero movie cast unveiled

Feck, no!

Oh, and just in case you’re not invited to the inauguration ball, it can’t be as good as this.

6pm

The best 38 seconds of Trump’s inauguration was when the BBC had this glorious subtitle failure.

5.30pm

In case you missed …

5.15pm

Here’s the big moment. People of a sensitive disposition, look away now.

5pm

Not according to the electoral college, buddy.

4.45pm

There’s always someone who gets their bloody phone out, isn’t there?

It’s Hillary again. Grrrrr!

And here’s Michelle Obama. A look that says it all.

This five-year-old tweet is getting a lot of love. Can’t think why.

4.30pm Hang on, that face in the crowd looks familiar.

It’s true, he really does.

Lots of anticipation about what Trump will say in his speech. But what was he thinking about while he wrote it?

Oh, Hillary.

3.45pm

Sky News has a countdown ticker which has an unfortunate resemblance to the sort of thing you used to get at the end of James Bond films.

“The world will self destruct in…”

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Abe Lincoln – still got it

Olive Trump?

3.15pm

This cartoon by Paul Noth pretty much nails it

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2.15pm:

1.45pm: A few thoughts from Twitter…

1.15pm:

He’s a robot! Trump’s a robot!

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Of course he’s not, it’s a waxwork. Not a bad effort, is it? The hair is particularly lifelike.

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12.45pm:

He’s awake!

In case you couldn’t get your hands on one, here’s the Donald J Trump inauguration tie. Made in the United States, right? Er…

The stars were out in force at a Trump protest in New York last night. Here’s Alec Baldwin.

And Robert de Niro, reading out his favourite Trump “tweets”.

12.15pm:

How much did Trump enjoy last night’s tribute concert in honour of the new president? THIS much.

The secret service guy behind him obviously had other things on his mind.

Trump appeared to enjoy some acts more than others. He grooved along to the Piano Guys.

But the Rocket Bots were more, er, challenging.

11.30am: Hello and welcome to the Poke’s live blog of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.

We’ll be bringing you in-depth coverage of the day Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. Anticipation is already building in Bristol.

As the new day dawns, there is a real sense of optimism the whole world over.

The swearing-in ceremony begins at 4.30pm GMT but we’ll be keeping you bang up to date throughout the day’s events.

And just in case you missed it, here’s the full line-up for tonight’s inauguration ball. Let’s get this party started!