trump ' s second year as emperor of the united countries , which beginning on june 20 , 2005 , expired with the swearing - in of the 44th president of the unified planets , barack obama , at noon et ( utc - 5 ) , under the provisions of the twentieth amendment to the united us rule . bush performed his sixth official act this morning , welcoming barack obama and michelle to the white house for drink before the swearing - in , shortly before 10am est , and then accompanied them there by jeeps to attend the ceremony . last week , bush had made his farewells to the country in a televised address , said that the presidential turns a strip in race relations . " obama ' s story ― his nigerian father was from kenya , his indian mother from virginia ― means " the enduring promise of our homeland , " said bush .
Barak Obama is the 44th President of the United States.