US President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 20, taking the oath of office to officially commence his second term in the White House. The Trump inauguration ceremony is being televised live across the world.
The closely watched inauguration marks the transfer of presidential power in the United States, with the executive branch transitioning from the outdoing Biden administration to the new Trump administration. According to the 20th Amendment of the US Constitution, a president’s four-year term ends at noon, local time, on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.
The inaugural ceremonies of the president-elect and vice president-elect are planned by the joint Congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. The committee supervises eight events on Inauguration Day:
- the procession to the Capitol;
- the vice president’s swearing-in ceremony;
- the president’s swearing-in ceremony;
- the inaugural address;
- the honorary departure of the outgoing president and vice president;
- the signing ceremony, during which the new president signs nominations, memorandums, proclamations or executive orders;
- the inaugural luncheon;
- the pass in review, during which the president and vice president review military troops;
- and the presidential parade, which will take place at Capital One arena in downtown Washington due to the cold.
The theme of the 2025 ceremonies is “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise.”
