Light rain fell onto Washington as Donald Trump was sworn into office as the 45th president of the United States.
But amid the cheers and nearby protests, one man managed to steel the limelight.
There were quite a few more people at Obama’s inauguration than Trump’s
In the midst of the inauguration crowd, the 43rd president was trying to come to terms with a rain poncho.
George W Bush, the man who led the US into war with Iraq, was pictured battling it out with the clear sheet of plastic.
And although a critical moment in history was taking place in the opposite direction, Twitterverse was more interested in #ponchogate.