Trump supporters celebrate Inauguration Day in DC streets: ‘Today is a day of freedom’

We had tickets for the inauguration, and were disappointed like everyone else, and it was hard waiting in line,

said Janeen Coyle, who drove eight hours from Cincinnati

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The whole city, it feels like it is really excited,

said Lisa Wood, who drove with Coyle from Cincinnati for the inauguration

The guy just got shot in the damn head, and he's worried about us,

he added

He’s a historic figure, whether you love him or hate him,

she said

They're putting their fingerprints on the administration,

Girdusky said

We're in a much better position,

said Terry Schilling, president of the conservative American Principles Project group

This is a total unadulterated victory for the mission of American Moment,

Solheim told the Washington Examiner in an interview

I’m almost 72 and I’m going to remember [Biden] as the worst president of my lifetime by far,

said Brad

It’s been embarrassing for the last four years. We have not had anybody in charge, anybody running the show,

said Deanna, from Illinois

Anything is better than what we’ve had for the last four years,

said Levi, a young man from Wisconsin

It’s a happy day,

said a group of women from South Georgia, who were wearing huge star-spangled hats and "Make America Great Again" scarves and were standing by the Capitol building

We were doing much better under Trump, so we’re excited for another four years,

said Philip Swinson, a construction business owner from Southern California

A lot of changes are going to happen,

said Jeff, a Trump fan sitting by the bar who traveled for the inauguration from Alaska

I am very, very excited,

said Rachel Quy, who traveled from Atlanta and was standing outside Union Station

We’re from Oregon, so it’s a blue state, so it's nice to be around like-minded people,

he said

I knew it was going to be inside, (but) I just wanted to get as close as possible because of all the sacrifices he made for us,

Robert, Manley, a 71-year-old retired supporter from Georgia, told AFP

I feel on cloud 10,

said Gregg Donovan, 65, who had come from California and was dressed up in a top hat with a photo of Trump tucked in the brim, a red coat and a giant faux gold chain with another Trump photo

We are not an anti-Trump protest. Trump is just a representative of a larger system. And that's the system that we are organizing and we are trying to combat against,

said White

I love bacon. I love bacon at $7 a pound. Right now, bacon is $13.50 a pound,

he said

Our message is that we are actually going to not be divided by their messages of hate. We're going to stand united and we're going to stand up for each other,

she said