In Georgia, state leaders and residents both celebrated and protested President Donald Trump’s inauguration on the historic Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Republican state lawmakers and other supporters of Trump gathered to watch the inauguration in a Midtown Atlanta restaurant.
“I got chills while listening to his speech,” said grassroots activist Debbie Dooley who teared up after watching the ceremony and inaugural speech. “Look at what Donald Trump has gone through. They tried to indict him. They tried to put him in jail. They tried to bankrupt him. They tried to assassinate him, but he’s on that stage.”
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