WASHINGTON — Donald John Trump was in-augurated as the 45th president of the UnitedStates on Friday, ushering in a new era that hevowed would shatter the established order andreverse a national decline that he called “thisAmerican carnage.”

In a ceremony that capped a remarkable rise topower, Mr. Trump presented himself as the leaderof a populist uprising to restore lost greatness. Heoutlined a dark vision of an America afflicted by“the ravages” of economic dislocation and foreignexploitation, requiring his can-do approach toturn around.

“I will fight for you with every breath in mybody, and I will never, ever let you down,” Mr.Trump told hundreds of thousands of rain-soakedadmirers and onlookers in a forceful 16-minute In-augural Address from the West Front of the Capi-tol. “America will start winning again, winninglike never before. We will bring back our jobs. Wewill bring back our borders. We will bring backour wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.”

Mr. Trump’s ascension amounted to a hostiletakeover of a capital facing its most significantdisruption in generations. While officially a Re-publican, he has taken on leaders of both partiesand, with no prior political career of his own,made clear that he saw himself as the ultimateoutsider not beholden to the current system.

“We will no longer accept politicians who are alltalk and no action, constantly complaining butnever doing anything about it,” he said. “The timefor empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of ac-tion. Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannotbe done.”

Mr. Trump’s view of the United States wasstrikingly grim for an Inaugural Address — acountry where mothers and children are“trapped in poverty in our inner cities,” where“rusted-out factories” are “scattered like tomb-stones across the landscape” and where drugsand crime “have stolen too many lives.”

“This American carnage,” he declared, “stopsright here and stops right now.”

He got started right away with rolling back thepolicies of his predecessor, former PresidentBarack Obama, by issuing orders freezing new

UNIQUELY DARK VISION OF THE U.S.

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WASHINGTON — PresidentTrump’s Inaugural Address onFriday was a scalding repudiationof the Washington establishment.The question left hanging afterthis angry jeremiad: How will thenew commander in chief be able towork with these people to governthe country?

Uncompromising in tone andentirely in keeping with his insur-gent campaign, Mr. Trump dis-pensed with appeals to unity or at-tempts to build bridges to his op-ponents. He tarred the nation’s po-litical class, arrayed behind himon the West Front of the Capitol,as faithless and corrupt.

“Their victories have not beenyour victories; their triumphshave not been your triumphs,” hesaid, rallying the public against

the politicians. “And while theycelebrated in our nation’s capital,there was little to celebrate forstruggling families all across ourland.”

“That all changes,” a grim-faced Mr. Trump declared, “start-ing right here, and right now.”

From Ronald Reagan to BarackObama, presidents have come toWashington as agents of changeand enemies of the status quo.

A Broadside for Washington

By MARK LANDLER

SPARING THE GRACE NOTES

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WASHINGTON — America,and the world, just found out what“America First” means.

President Trump could haveused his inaugural address to de-fine one of the touchstone phrasesof his campaign in the most inclu-sive way, arguing, as did many ofhis predecessors, that as theworld’s greatest superpowerrises, its partners will also pros-per.

Instead, he chose a dark, hard-line alternative, one that ap-peared to herald the end of a 70-year American experiment toshape a world that would be eagerto follow its lead. In Mr. Trump’svision, America’s new strategy isto win every transaction and con-frontation. Gone are the days, hesaid, when America extended its

defensive umbrella without com-pensation, or spent billions to tryto lift the fortune of foreign na-tions, with no easy-to-measurestrategic benefits for the UnitedStates.

“From this day forward, it’s go-ing to be only America first,” hesaid, in a line that resonatedaround the world as soon as he ut-tered it from the steps of the Capi-tol. “We must protect our borders

A Harder Line: ‘America First’

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CATCHPHRASE IN CONTEXT

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WASHINGTON — The peoplegathered in nature’s gloom,squinting through a spitting rain,sizing up the man and his mo-ment, in a city disinclined to wel-come either.

On the National Mall, the presi-dent’s buoyant supporters clus-tered in their hats — rovingmasses of red — fitting comfort-ably where two Obama inaugura-tions had once overwhelmed thegrounds.

“Trump! Trump! Trump!” theyshouted in waves, reveling in thepresident’s sporadic fist pumps.

So many others had alreadyskipped town — lifelong residents,departing government employ-ees, Democratic members of Con-gress — leaving behind pockets ofeerie quiet.

Others stayed, or arrived, tostand on a different side of history,trudging toward a celebrationthey were powerless to stop butdesperate to at least interrupt.[Page A12.]

“This is our right to stand here,”said Mica Reel, 21, who took part inan attempted midmorning humanblockade near an entrance toPresident Trump’s ceremony.

Mr. Trump was sworn in around

All Feel the Mood of a New Era

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THE CAPITAL CITY

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T H E I N A U G U R A T I O N

TRUMP, SWORN IN, ISSUES A CALL:‘THIS AMERICAN CARNAGE STOPS’

Donald J. Trumpembraced theinauguration’spomp-and-patri-otism visuals butcould not controlother imagesless pleasing tohim. PAGE A11

THE DAY

Scenes of Pomp and Protesters

Generations have gone to the LincolnMemorial to reassure themselves, andamid the festivities on Friday it was nodifferent. This Land. PAGE A9

On the Other End of the Mall

Many New Yorkers watched with grit-ted teeth, if at all, as only the secondpresident born in the city was sworninto office. PAGE A12

Fears, Prayers and Apathy

To join in seeing history, ardent sup-porters of the new president came fromsuburbs, moneyed enclaves and ruralareas in every direction. PAGE A13

Sharing Their Man’s Day

A look at some of the prominent figuresgathered at the West Front of the Capi-tol for the ceremony. PAGES A14-15

THE ADDRESS

The Faces in the Crowd

Times reportersadd their obser-vations andclarifications onthe president’saddress and itsmessages, spo-ken and unspo-ken. PAGE A16

Looking Beyond the Words

The major broadcast networks wereremarkably united in their astonish-

ment at Presi-dent Trump’sunorthodoxInaugural Ad-dress, whichreflected Ken-nedy, Reaganand a Batmanvillain. PAGE A22

THE MEDIA

Reagan to the Dark KnightThe Senate confirmed secretaries ofdefense and homeland security. A voteon the C.I.A. pick was delayed. PAGE A21

THE AGENDA

National Security Team

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A select few joined the 44th president tohonor years in which hope was testedand change was often tough. PAGE A18

THE TRANSITION

An Obama Toast With Tears

President Trump’s first executive order,to scale back the Affordable Care Act,contained no specifics. PAGE A20

Move to Scale Back Health Law

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