No one can plausibly say they knew that the man who launched his candidacy that day would be elected the nation's 45th president. As Trump prepares to take the oath of office Friday, many Americans still can't quite believe that a presidency that still seems almost bizarrely improbable becomes a reality on Friday. Then, Thoms-Bauer recalled, came the night in November when he joined friends in a diner after a New Jersey Devils hockey game and watched, stunned, as Trump eked out wins in key states. Trump's election felt downright surreal, she said. However, now we know (Friday) at noon we're going to be welcoming President Trump, which is surreal in and of itself," said Coursey, a college student in Roanoke, Virginia.

Source: The China Post January 20, 2017 16:03 UTC