Donald Trump loses his ‘winning smile’ as the President-elect looks far from happy about his inauguration
MAYBE it was 'big day' nerves or the realisation of the task ahead but Donald Trump lost his famous smile ahead of his historic inauguration.
The normally beaming billionaire looked pretty glum as he headed off to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
The Republican seemed stony-faced throughout this morning as the smile which won him millions of votes went AWOL just when he needed it most.
And he wasn't alone.
Political rival Hillary Clinton was also pictured with a face like thunder as she and hubby Bill arrived at the US Capitol for their front row seats.
Earlier in the day, the billionaire's son insisted his father wasn't at all nervous about his new job.
Speaking to Good Morning America , Donald Jr was asked if his dad was showing any signs of nerves.
“He's not a guy who gets nervous all that easy,” he laughed.
“He's one of those rare types that can harness that energy and usually turn it into a positive. I see him usually do better under pressure than any other way.”
The day certainly seemed to start bright enough for The Don.
"It all begins today! I will see you at 11:00 A.M. for the swearing-in. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES - THE WORK BEGINS!" he tweeted before observing a series of time-honoured inauguration traditions.