Trump to be inaugurated today as 47th U.S. President
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Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 47th U.S. President, pledging bold executive orders on immigration, energy, and cultural policies. Key plans include reinstating “Remain in Mexico,” reversing Biden's green policies, and reversing Joe Biden’s mandates. International leaders and tech CEOs attend the historic event.
The inauguration program
Today, Monday, January 20, Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States. In a coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday that has Wall Street closed, the world’s eyes are on Washington. The inauguration is the final event in a series of extensive ceremonies.
The day begins with a religious service at St. John’s Church attended by the incoming President and First Lady Melania. They will then proceed to Capitol Hill for tea with outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, while former U.S. Presidents also arrive.
Before Vice President J.D. Vance takes the oath, traditionally before noon, musical performances will include country singer Carrie Underwood singing America the Beautiful, tenor Christopher Macchio performing the national anthem, and the Village People, whose Y.M.C.A. was Trump's campaign anthem.
Due to the intense cold, the swearing-in ceremony has been moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, a deviation from the tradition of holding it on Capitol Hill’s steps, last seen during Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985.
After the congressional luncheon and a salute to the troops, the presidential parade will begin along Pennsylvania Avenue with military regiments and bands heading to the White House, where Trump will sign documents in the Oval Office.
International leaders attending include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentine President Javier Milei, French politicians Marion Maréchal and Éric Zemmour, British figure Nigel Farage, and Tino Chrupalla from Germany’s AfD. Xi Jinping will send a representative. Absent are Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin. Executives from Amazon (Jeff Bezos), Meta (Mark Zuckerberg), and Apple (Tim Cook) will also attend.
What to expect
At a pre-inauguration dinner yesterday, Trump promised donors and allies he would issue approximately 100 executive orders on his first day as President. His focus will include dismantling several of Joe Biden’s executive orders (2021–2025).
Key areas of Trump’s agenda and inaugural speech themes:
Immigration: plans to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocol (“Remain in Mexico”) and designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Energy Policy: reversing Biden’s carbon-neutral policies, focusing instead on fossil fuels and deregulation.
Cultural Policies: revoking federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in schools and mandates involving vaccines or masks.
Trump is also expected to seek pardons for supporters involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Lastly, with TikTok banned by Biden on January 19 over data security concerns, Trump plans to grant ByteDance a 90-day extension to secure an agreement protecting national security, alleviating the crisis for U.S. influencers.
The inauguration program
Today, Monday, January 20, Donald Trump becomes the 47th President of the United States. In a coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday that has Wall Street closed, the world’s eyes are on Washington. The inauguration is the final event in a series of extensive ceremonies.
The day begins with a religious service at St. John’s Church attended by the incoming President and First Lady Melania. They will then proceed to Capitol Hill for tea with outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, while former U.S. Presidents also arrive.
Before Vice President J.D. Vance takes the oath, traditionally before noon, musical performances will include country singer Carrie Underwood singing America the Beautiful, tenor Christopher Macchio performing the national anthem, and the Village People, whose Y.M.C.A. was Trump's campaign anthem.
Due to the intense cold, the swearing-in ceremony has been moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, a deviation from the tradition of holding it on Capitol Hill’s steps, last seen during Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985.
After the congressional luncheon and a salute to the troops, the presidential parade will begin along Pennsylvania Avenue with military regiments and bands heading to the White House, where Trump will sign documents in the Oval Office.
International leaders attending include Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Argentine President Javier Milei, French politicians Marion Maréchal and Éric Zemmour, British figure Nigel Farage, and Tino Chrupalla from Germany’s AfD. Xi Jinping will send a representative. Absent are Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin. Executives from Amazon (Jeff Bezos), Meta (Mark Zuckerberg), and Apple (Tim Cook) will also attend.
What to expect
At a pre-inauguration dinner yesterday, Trump promised donors and allies he would issue approximately 100 executive orders on his first day as President. His focus will include dismantling several of Joe Biden’s executive orders (2021–2025).
Key areas of Trump’s agenda and inaugural speech themes:
Immigration: plans to reinstate the Migrant Protection Protocol (“Remain in Mexico”) and designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations.
Energy Policy: reversing Biden’s carbon-neutral policies, focusing instead on fossil fuels and deregulation.
Cultural Policies: revoking federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in schools and mandates involving vaccines or masks.
Trump is also expected to seek pardons for supporters involved in the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Lastly, with TikTok banned by Biden on January 19 over data security concerns, Trump plans to grant ByteDance a 90-day extension to secure an agreement protecting national security, alleviating the crisis for U.S. influencers.