Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States on swearing in, ushering in a new political era that is cheered and feared in equal measure.

The 77-year-old Republican placed his left hand on a bible used by Abraham Lincoln and recited the 35-word oath spoken since George Washington, and then launched into a much-anticipated inaugural address.

Trump’s inauguration caps the improbable rise to power of the Manhattan real estate mogul, who was formerly elected in 2017 as the 45th president of the United States.