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Trump proclaims his Inauguration Day a National Day of Patriotic Devotion

President Donald Trump is naming Jan. 20, 2017 – his Inauguration Day – a National Day of Patriotic Devotion.

WASHINGTON — According to The Hill, the proclamation, set to be published Tuesday, refers to "a new national pride" that "stirs the American soul."

"We are one people, united by a common destiny and a shared purpose," the proclamation says.

The proclamation is meant "to strengthen our bonds to each other and to our country – and to renew the duties of government to the people," according to the document.

>> Read the proclamation here 

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Former President Barack Obama declared his first Inauguration Day a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation in 2009.