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The United States is just days away from Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump will officially succeed President Joe Biden. As befits a quarter-millennium tradition, there will be much pomp and ceremony. This is what you want to know.
Inauguration Day occurs every four years on January 20, or January 21 if the 20th is a Sunday. This time it is Monday, January 20.
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It’s a busy celebration, beginning with a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, which was built in 1815 and has long been the site of such inaugural events.
This will be followed by the inauguration ceremony, which will take place at the U. S. Capitol around noon. However, due to weather concerns, Trump said in an article in Truth Social that he would be moving indoors.
“Therefore, I have ordered that the inaugural address, in addition to prayers and speeches, be delivered in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, like the one Ronald Reagan used in 1985, also because of the very cold weather,” said. .
Then came the official farewells of former President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump will then head to the President’s Room near the Senate chamber, where it’s tradition to sign nominations.
Following the signing room ceremony, there’s a luncheon hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC). Trump will then kick off the presidential parade, which normally goes from the Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, with a review of the troops.
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The parade will now take place indoors. “We will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event, and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In,” Trump said in his Truth Social post.
“The (JCCIC) will honor the request of the president-elect and his Presidential Inaugural Committee to move the 60th Inaugural Ceremony from inside the United States Capitol to the rotunda,” the committee said Friday.
After the parade and a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, Trump will attend 3 inaugural balls: the Commander in Chief’s Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball, and the Starlight Ball. He is expected to deliver a speech at all three meetings, according to a news release.
The White House YouTube channel will stream the event live, which you can watch that day on nationalpost. com.
No. This year the two dates match up, as MLK Jr. Day is commemorated on the third Monday in January. The last time that happened was in 2013 for Barack Obama’s second inauguration. The only other time was in 1997 for Bill Clinton’s second term as U.S. president. MLK Jr. Day became a holiday in 1986.
Coincidentally, this year Inauguration Day also falls on “Blue Monday,” a term coined in 2005 by the British company Sky Travel to refer to the most miserable day of the year.
It is short, simple, administered through the chief justice of the Supreme Court (John Roberts since 2005) and repeated through the president-elect. Pursuant to Article II, Section I of the U. S. Constitution, it reads: “I (name) solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully discharge the office of President of the United States and that I will do the best I can. Array preserve, protect, and protect the Constitution of the United States. Then I, God.
The Presidential Inaugural Platform will host some 1,400 inaugural guests, including members of the U. S. Senate and House of Representatives, Supreme Court justices, former presidents, as well as Trump and his vice president. President, J. D. Vance, and their families.
Elon Musk, Trump’s best friend and Tesla CEO, will be in attendance, MSNBC reported, along with Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos.
Foreign guests and dignitaries are not generally part of the proceedings, but according to The Times of India, Trump’s second inauguration may feature a number of right-wing world leaders, including Italy’s Georgia Meloni. The news site says Trump has also invited Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil who falsely claimed electoral fraud in his country. Per The Guardian, Bolsonaro would not be attending after a court ruled his passport would not be returned to him amid an ongoing investigation.
A spokesperson for the Argentine president, Javier Milei, told CBS News that the president plans to attend.
On Thursday, Meloni said, at a press conference in Rome, that she would “gladly participate” if her schedule would permit, The Guardian reported.
Hungarian Victor Orban, who had been invited, would be present, according to his spokesman, according to Euro News.
Trump has also invited Xi Jinping to the event, reports The Associated Press. But the Chinese leader is unlikely to attend. However, Vice-President Han Zheng will be in attendance, which will be a first for a senior member of the Chinese government, BBC reported.
Who will be performing at Trump’s inauguration?
According to the Associated Press, country music star Carrie Underwood will perform America the Beautiful at the inauguration, and other characters will accompany two of the president-elect’s musical favorites, country singer Lee Greenwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio.
Trump’s last inauguration featured the less prominent Toby Keith, 3 Doors Down and The Piano Guys, while other very prominent people (Elton John, The Beach Boys, Charlotte Church, Celine Dion, etc. ) have said they will He asked them and they refused.
According to the JCCIC website, the theme of the 60th inaugural rite is “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise,” highlighting “the Founders’ commitment to future generations of Americans to preserve the continuity and stability of our formula for democratic government. ” .
Yes. There will be a People’s March on Jan. 18, organized by a coalition of feminist organizations that include Abortion Action Now, SisterSong, Planned Parenthood, National Women’s Law Center and Women’s March. The National Action Network, under its president and founder, the Rev. Al Sharpton, will host a rally on MLK Jr. Day / Inauguration Day. And some D.C. residents are reportedly taking down their Airbnb listings for the weekend in protest of Trump.
He did so, marking the first time an incumbent skipped his successor’s inauguration since Andrew Johnson refused to attend Ulysses S. Grant’s first inauguration in 1869. Or as the JCCIC saying goes with some certainty delicacy: “This culture has continued, with a few exceptions, since 1837, when Martin Van Buren and Andrew Jackson traveled together in a wooden carriage on the U. S. S. Constitution. “
Trump immediately said he planned to issue a series of executive orders on the “first day” of the new administration, which is Monday. While there are no signs that he will make the concept of establishing a “small office” on Capitol Hill a reality. On the day of the inauguration it is a reality, just as his presidential campaign envisioned, without delay he will make his call for his return to the White House. 100 documents, on topics such as border security, immigration (and deportation), and the economy. Yes, that may come with the risk of a 25 cent consistent with Canadian import price lists.
Yes. On Saturday, Jan. 18, a president’s reception and fireworks display will take place at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. There will also be a cabinet reception and vice-president’s dinner.
Sunday events will include a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery and, with a slightly different vibe, Trump’s MAGA “Victory Rally” at Capital One Arena in Washington. There will also be a candlelight dinner.
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