Donald Trump arrives at church with Melania after a big night of celebrations as he prepares to ‘get to work’ on his first full day as President
DONALD Trump was pictured arriving at church with his glamorous wife Melania after a big night of celebrations as he prepares to "get to work" on his first full day as President.
He did not appear to look tired despite dancing the night away at three swanky inauguration balls in Washington on the day his made history.
The Trumps sat on the front pew at Washington National Cathedral alongside Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen for the traditional morning service on Saturday after a lengthy day of pomp and protests.
The morning prayer service took place as tens of thousands descended on the nation's capital and other cities around the world to protest against the new president.
Ivanka also attended the service with her daughter Arabella - who stole the show yesterday when she took some of Trump's pens just as he was trying to sign official documents.
After church, Trump is planning to visit the CIA for a meeting with members of the intelligence community that could be fraught with tension.
He is set for a busy 24 hours if he is going to deliver on his lengthy list on promises for his first day as President.
The Republican started his day in typical Trump style with an early morning tweet.
"A fantastic day and evening in Washington D.C.Thank you to @FoxNews and so many other news outlets for the GREAT reviews of the speech!" he wrote.
He will now have to start working to unite the nation he vowed to put first and deliver on his campaign promises.
The new president did not wait long to set his plans in motion, with his first executive order aimed at one of his predecessor's signature healthcare policies.
Barack Obama had barely left Washington when Trump took his place in the Oval Office to sign off the order seeking the "prompt repeal" of Obamacare.
And just yards away there was another symbol of a change - a bust of Sir Winston Churchill removed during the Obama years had been returned.
From the White House Mr Trump appeared at the first of the evening's celebratory events, the Liberty Ball, with his wife Melania, now First Lady, at his side.
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"You're going to see things happen over the next few weeks," he told the crowds.
"We want to see great things happen for our great country. We want to make America great again and we will."
The President's ambition was even evident in the choice of song for the first dance with the First Lady - Frank Sinatra's My Way.
The famous Twitter fan was soon to take over Mr Obama's @POTUS handle, a stern-looking President Trump looking on.
At the second ball of the evening the crowd roared with apparent approval when he asked whether he should "keep the Twitter going".
"It's a way of bypassing dishonest media," he quipped.
As the social media takeover was completed policies from the new administration appeared on the White House website.
Confirming the fears of many environmentalists, Mr Trump underlined his intentions on climate change, saying he is "committed to eliminating harmful and unnecessary policies such as the Climate Action Plan and the Waters of the US rule".
He also said the US would be "committed to a foreign policy focused on American interests and American national security", vowing to pursue "joint and coalition military operations" to defeat ISIS and other radical Islamic terror groups.
On the steps of the Capitol Building earlier on Friday the president promised to put "America first" as he set out a nationalist agenda.
The address broke with tradition as he sought to hammer home populist political points against globalisation and the Washington elite.
Promising to "rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people", he said: "From this day forward it is going to be only America first, America first."
Around 1.8 million people turned out for President Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009, but photographs of the National Mall suggest considerably fewer travelled to Washington DC to see his successor sworn in at the Capitol building on Friday.
Meanwhile thousands joined protests in the city, with chaotic scenes outside the Washington Post building where demonstrators torched a limousine.
Elsewhere windows were damaged by people carrying metal poles and hammers, and police had to use hand-held water cannon, smoke grenades and tear gas to disperse the troublemakers, with at least 217 arrested, while six officers suffered minor injuries.
Other protests took place around the world as Mr Trump took the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol building just before noon local time, his family and the outgoing president looking on.
Imploring the US to come together, Mr Trump said that a united America "is totally unstoppable".
All decisions on trade, taxes, immigration and on foreign affairs will be made to "benefit American workers and American families" he pledged.
He added: "America will start winning again, winning like never before."
Prime Minister Theresa May congratulated Mr Trump on taking office, and said that in previous conversations he was committed to strengthening the "special relationship" between Britain and the US.