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(NEXSTAR) – On a frigid vacation Monday successful Washington, D.C., Donald Trump volition instrumentality the oath of bureau for a 2nd clip to go the 47th president of the United States.
The upwind was expected to beryllium truthful acold connected Monday that the main ceremonial was to beryllium moved wrong the Capitol Rotunda. The past clip the swearing-in was moved indoors was successful 1985 erstwhile President Ronald Reagan began his 2nd term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest Inauguration Day temperatures since that day.
The swearing-in is acceptable to instrumentality spot astatine noon ET. We'll beryllium streaming the ceremonial unrecorded erstwhile it begins successful the unrecorded subordinate astatine the apical of this story.
President Joe Biden and erstwhile Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton each program to attend. Laura Bush and erstwhile Secretary of State Hillary Clinton volition articulation their husbands, but erstwhile archetypal woman Michelle Obama volition not, her bureau said.
Trump's inaugural committee announced that, similar his archetypal inauguration, Trump would instrumentality the oath of bureau connected a household Bible fixed to him by his parent arsenic good arsenic the Bible utilized by President Abraham Lincoln astatine his archetypal inauguration successful 1861. Vice President-elect JD Vance volition beryllium sworn successful connected a household Bible fixed to him by his maternal great-grandmother.
The swearing-in ceremonial is lone portion of the days-long festivities welcoming a caller president to the White House. The time earlier the inauguration, determination was a wreath-laying ceremonial astatine Arlington National Cemetery. Trump besides held a "MAGA Victory" rally astatine the Capitol One Arena.
On Monday morning, Trump attended a peculiar work astatine St. John’s Episcopal Church with his family. Donald and Melania Trump were past scheduled to person beverage astatine the White House with Joe and Jill Biden.
The backstage gathering is different statesmanlike modulation tradition.
It’s a stark departure from 4 years agone erstwhile Trump refused to admit Biden’s triumph oregon be his inauguration.
After the swearing-in ceremonial and inaugural address, the president typically signs nominations and urgent enforcement orders. Then there's a luncheon, parade and 3 inaugural balls.
Things wrapper up Tuesday greeting with the last inaugural event: the National Prayer Service.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
