Second inauguration of Donald Trump

Donald Trump taking the presidential oath of office as 47th president of the United States

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States marked the beginning of Donald Trump's second and final term as president and JD Vance's only term as vice president.[1]

The ceremony took place on Monday, January 20, 2025, inside the United States Capitol rotunda in Washington, D.C.[2] The ceremony was moved indoors due because of cold weather. It is the first indoor inauguration ceremony since the second inauguration of Ronald Reagan in 1985.[2][3] The event was the 60th presidential inauguration.

JD Vance taking the vice presidential oath of office as 50th vice president of the United States

Supreme Court Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh administered the oath of office to JD Vance. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office to Donald Trump. Trump's wife, Melania, held two Bibles for Trump to place his left hand on while reciting the oath, in accordance with custom, but he did not do so.[4] This is merely a tradition; incoming presidents are not required to place their hand on the Bibles.[5]

Former United States Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden, former Vice Presidents Dan Quayle and Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, all members of the Supreme Court of the United States, some billionaires, including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Elon Musk and different foreign representatives, including Javier Milei of Argentina, Giorgia Meloni of Italy, Daniel Noboa of Ecuador and Han Zheng of China attended the inauguration.[6]

Trump's inauguration marked the first time in U.S. history that a president-elect formally welcomes foreign leaders to the ceremony.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Donald Trump elected as the next President of the United States". Fox News. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Sullivan, Kate; Collins, Kaitlan (January 17, 2025). "Trump's inauguration to be moved indoors". CNN.
  3. ↑ Watson, Kathryn; Gómez, Fin (January 17, 2025). "Trump moves inauguration ceremony indoors due to freezing temperatures". CBS News.
  4. ↑ Hutchinson, Bill (January 20, 2025). "Trump doesn't place hand on Bible during swearing-in". ABC News. Retrieved January 20, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Trump did not put his hand on the Bible at inauguration. Here's what to know about the tradition". CBS News. January 20, 2025. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hubbard, Kaia (2025-01-20). "Who is and isn't attending Trump's 2025 inauguration? Here's who is at his swearing in". CBS News. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
  7. ↑ "Trump's inauguration will be the first in U.S. history to be attended by foreign leaders". PBS News. January 19, 2025. Retrieved January 20, 2025.


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