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Trump set for swearing in as 47th U.S. president

Author: Chany Ninrew | Published: January 20, 2025

Former president, now President-elect Donald Trump. (Photo: File/ALLISON JOYCE)

Donald Trump is taking oath in few hours as 47th President of the United States, in a traditional peaceful transfer of power from one administration to the next, after the Republican beat Vice President Kamala Harris in an election in November 2024.

The ceremony takes place at midday in the Capitol rotunda. Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take their oaths of office at around noon local time.

On Monday morning, Trump will head to the White House for a customary tea with the Bidens.

Traditionally, members of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies meet at the White House to escort the president-elect and the vice president-elect, along with their spouses, to the Capitol, where the ceremony takes place, according to the committee’s website.

The ceremony was originally supposed to be held outside the Capitol, but it was moved indoors because of a cold weather forecast.

Trump said earlier that Washington’s Capitol One Arena would be opened for spectators to watch from afar, adding that he would join the crowd after he is sworn in.

According to NBC News, former presidents including Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton – as well as some first ladies except Michelle Obama – will attend the inauguration event. 

On the eve of his return to the White House, Trump pledged a series of presidential actions to end “American decline,” telling a fired-up inauguration eve rally on Sunday that he would crack down on woke ideology and immigration, AFP reported.

Meanwhile, outgoing President Joe Biden meanwhile traveled to South Carolina on Sunday, his last full day as US president, to mark a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

Biden reportedly urged Americans to “keep the faith in a better day to come” and promised that he was “not going anywhere,” as he prepares to hand over to the man he has branded a threat to democracy.

 

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