(Washington D.C.) - Donald J. Trump was sworn in today as the nation’s 47th president.
Trump is only the second president to ever hold two separate terms in office. The only other president was Grover Cleveland, the nation’s 22nd and 24th president.
The oath of office was given to Trump by U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who grew up in Long Beach and graduated from LaLumiere School.
La Porte County Republican Party Chairman Allen Stevens said it’s a great time to be a republican here given the number of victories in the November election locally, statewide and across the nation.
Stevens said he took delight in witnessing the transition of power in the news on TV as it was happening.
“It kind of brought great joy to my heart to see the video of the moving truck out in front of the White House moving the Bidens out and getting the Trumps moved in,” he said.
Spencer England, a republican candidate last year for Indiana State Senator from District 8, said the festivities didn’t seem real given all of the major obstacles Trump faced, including an assassination attempt, during the campaign.
“To see this guy be triumphant and to beat everything and everyone that was after him, and the things that were thrown against him, you almost have to pinch yourself. It’s very surreal,” he said.
