President-elect Donald Trump's decision to move his inauguration ceremony indoors because of cold weather has prompted comparisons to similarly cold weather during President Barack Obama's 2008 outdoor inauguration.
Trump’s second presidential inauguration will take place on Monday, January 20, 2025. The swearing-in ceremony of the inauguration is scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET on January 20. The inauguration will take place at the U.S. Capitol. All inaugural activities will take place in the Capitol rotunda.
US President-elect Donald Trump faces one of the coldest inauguration days in modern history when he is sworn in Monday.
During the inauguration, the president-elect recites the following oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
Some inaugural addresses are memorable for the wrong reasons. Trump’s first inaugural address is an example. He railed against “American carnage” and painted such a dystopian picture of the United States that George W. Bush remarked, “That was some weird sh*t.”
Several state governors have ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day, raising flags before the end of the mourning period for Jimmy Carter.
A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend.
President-elect Donald Trump will take office on Monday. See the full 2025 Inauguration Day schedule, including when things begin in Arizona times.
Four musicians from the metro Atlanta area will take part in the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20 as members of “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band.
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures in the nation's capital. Plans are underway for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance to be sworn in in the Rotunda.