The year of Trump, in photos

Electing the ultimate political outsider into office set the stage for an unprecedented year

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The inauguration of President Donald Trump.
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(Image credit: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump vote in New York City.)

(Image credit: President-elect Donald Trump and his campaign manager Kellyanne Conway greet supporters during his election night rally in New York City.)

(Image credit: President-elect Trump arrives in Mobile, Alabama, for a "Thank You Tour 2016" rally.)

(Image credit: President-elect Trump raises a fist to the crowd before his inauguration ceremony in Washington, D.C.)

(Image credit: "This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period," White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said during the first press briefing of the Trump administration.)

(Image credit: President Trump holds British Prime Minister Theresa May's hand as they walk outside the West Wing of the White House.)

(Image credit: A dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe turns into an open-air Situation Room at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, when the two heads of state scramble to respond to a Nort)

(Image credit: President Trump arrives to deliver his first address to a joint session of Congress in Washington, D.C.)

(Image credit: President Trump gets in the driver's seat of an 18-wheeler while meeting with truck drivers and trucking CEOs outside the White House.)

(Image credit: During an interview with Reuters journalists, President Trump handed out three maps illustrating his electoral college wins in the 2016 election.)

(Image credit: President Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi (foreground), and other leaders, put their hands on a decorative globe while visiting the Global Center for Combatting Extremist Ideo)

(Image credit: President Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican.)

(Image credit: President Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany.)

(Image credit: President Trump looks up at the solar eclipse without protective glasses, alongside his wife Melania and son Barron at the White House.)

(Image credit: President Trump holds up a Texas flag after speaking with supporters outside a firehouse in Corpus Christi, Texas, on his first visit to the area following the historic devastation caused by)

(Image credit: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) gets chummy with President Trump in the Oval Office after striking a deal to protect young immigrants. Trump later denied any such deal was in plac)

(Image credit: President Trump throws a paper towel roll during a visit to the Cavalry Chapel in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria.)

(Image credit: Russian flags thrown from a protester fall in front of President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as they arrive for a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill.)

(Image credit: President Trump receives a flight jacket from a service member during a speech at Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo.)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.