In the United States, Inauguration Day marks the presidential inauguration and the swearing-in of the new commander-in-chief. In 2025, it will be Donald Trump who takes the oath of office and becomes president for the second time. The businessman turned politician was the forty-fifth president of the United States, and it will now be the forty-seventh, after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election. Despite refusing to attend President Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration, Trump will now follow protocol.
This year, the inauguration day coincides with Martin Luther King Daya federal holiday, so all federal and state courts will be closed, as will non-essential services and major banks. Likewise, no post offices will be open and some companies will give their employees a day off. Here’s everything you need to know.
When is Donald Trump’s inauguration?
The inauguration ceremony for Donald Trump’s second presidency will take place on Monday, January 20 at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC. The inauguration takes place every four years, on the 20th, unless this date falls on a Sunday. In this case, the ceremony would take place on January 21.
What time is the inauguration?
The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. ET. President Trump and Vice President Vance will be sworn in before Trump delivers his inaugural address.
How to watch the inauguration?
The inauguration will be broadcast live on several news channels, including ABC, NBC, CNN, CBS, C-SPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, PBS, among others. It can also be viewed on the White House live stream.
What is the program for the day?
According to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC), the inauguration includes the following events:
- The procession towards the Capitol: The outgoing president accompanies the president-elect to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony. During the previous inauguration, Donald Trump refused to accompany President Joe Biden and did not show up.
- The Vice President’s Swearing-In Ceremony: The second-in-command took the oath of office in the Senate chamber until 1937. Since then, it has taken place in the Capitol building before the swearing-in of the president-elect.
- The inauguration ceremony of the president.
- Inaugural Address: Trump will deliver his first speeches as president, following the tradition that began with George Washington in 1789.
- Honorary departure: After the ceremonies, the outgoing president and the first lady leave the Capitol.
- Signing ceremony: In the Presidential Room of the Capitol, President Donald Trump will make the first decisions of his administration.
- Inaugural lunch: The traditional inaugural lunch, organized since 1953, will take place in the presence of the new president, the vice-president and guests.
- Review: After lunch, the President and Vice President proceed to the East Front steps of the Capitol where they conduct a review of military troops before leading a parade of ceremonial military regiments, citizen groups, marching bands and floats in Pennsylvania. White House Avenue.
What does the presidential oath say?
During the inauguration ceremony, President Trump will say: “I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will do to the best of my ability to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.
For his part, Vice President JD Vance will say: “I solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to him; that I undertake this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or intention of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office into which I am about to enter: So help me, God.
