Donald Trump will promise a “thrilling new era” for America in his inaugural address at the US Capitol on Monday after he is sworn-in as the 47th commander-in-chief of the United States.
Trump will become the first president since Grover Cleveland to enter the White House for a non-consecutive second term, with the ceremony driven indoors for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 by the punishing sub-zero temperatures currently blasting Washington DC.
“I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success,” the Republican will say, according to pre-released excerpts of his speech.
“A tide of change is sweeping the country.”
On day one, the president-elect has plans in place to sign more than 200 executive orders – a record – covering everything from border security and energy, ending birthright citizenship, and renaming the Gulf of Mexico.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden greeted the incoming president and Melania Trump at the White House by saying: “Welcome home.”
Governors are seated in overflow room as tech CEOs get prime spots
State governors appear to have been seated in the overflow room, Emancipation Hall, as priority is given to tech CEOs who are seated in the main Rotunda.
Oliver O’Connell20 January 2025 16:24
Watch: Former presidents arrive for ceremony
The Clintons, Bushes and Barack Obama arrive for the inauguration ceremony.
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Watch LIVE: Donald Trump’s inauguration as 47th US president
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Watch: Pence arrives for inauguration
The tense relationship between the incoming president and his former vice president after January 6, 2021, has been a notable part of the past four years. Their animosity appeared to be swept under the rug at former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral, and now Mike Pence is attending Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
Oliver O’Connell20 January 2025 16:09
Watch: Biden and Trump arrive at US Capitol
Oliver O’Connell20 January 2025 16:06
Emancipation Hall looked very different shortly before the last inauguration
With Emancipation Hall acting as the overflow room for today’s indoor inauguration, HuffPost’s Igor Bobic notes that it looked very different just over four years ago before Joe Biden was sworn into office in the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
Oliver O’Connell20 January 2025 16:05
Which world leaders are dignitaries are attending the inauguration?
As Donald Trump returns to the White House, here are some of the world leaders and other guests attending the inauguration:
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China’s vice president attends Trump inauguration
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Don Jr’s children Don III and Kai Trump will watch from Emancipation Hall
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