| Second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump | |
| Location: | United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
| Organizers: | Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies |
| Participants: | Donald Trump 47th president of the United States — Assuming office John Roberts Chief Justice of the United States — Administering oath JD Vance 50th vice president of the United States — Assuming office TBA — Administering oath |
| Notes: | |
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States is scheduled to take place on Monday, January 20, 2025, on the West Front of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. The event will be Trump's second inauguration to the presidency and the 60th U.S. presidential inauguration. It will mark the commencement of Trump's second and final non-consecutive term as U.S. president, the term of JD Vance as the 50th vice president, and the only second non-consecutive re-inauguration for a U.S. president after the second inauguration of Grover Cleveland in 1893.[1] Trump's first inauguration was eight years earlier, in January 2017.
The preceding ceremony (for the inauguration of Joe Biden in 2021) was largely curtailed due to extraordinary political, public health, economic, and national security crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and the January 6 Capitol attack. Trump, the president at the time, did not attend that inauguration.
At of age on Inauguration Day, Trump will be the oldest person to assume the presidency.
Held on the third Monday of January, the inauguration will take place at the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which marks the third time an inauguration has taken place on the same date as the holiday.[2]
In May 2024, both houses of Congress appointed a Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies to oversee construction of the platform and other temporary structures that will be necessary for the ceremonies and celebrations.[3]
Construction of the inaugural platform ceremonially began on September 18, 2024, with the driving of the first nail by United States Senator Amy Klobuchar using a nail made from iron ore mined and processed from the Iron Range.[4]
In October 2024, the United States Capitol Police conducted an intelligence assessment that concluded an activist group "with a history of large-scale demonstrations involving illegal activity plans to protest the Inauguration regardless of the outcome" and that other groups protesting the Israel-Hamas war were "nearly certain to target the Inauguration" regardless of the winner in the U.S. presidential election.[5] According to the New York Times, organizers of the 2017 Women's March were committed to recreating it under the refreshed branding "People's March", though were unclear if attendance would approach the numbers of the 2017 event.[6]
Agencies expected to be involved with planning of the ceremony include the U.S. Capitol Police, the Washington, D.C., metropolitan police, and the U.S. Park Police.[7] Twenty-four states offered National Guard support for the electoral vote certification and inaugural ceremonies.[8]
On November 9, 2024, Trump announced the formation of the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee, Inc., a 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to planning inaugural events. The committee will be co-chaired by Steve Witkoff and former Georgia US Senator Kelly Loeffler, longtime friends and supporters of the president-elect.[9] [10]
An order of events for the January 20, 2025, inauguration has been published by the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies and the National Park Service, with a detailed schedule to follow closer to the event.[11]
| Event | Time | Location | Description | References(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swearing-In Ceremony | January 20, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. ET | United States Capitol, west steps | During the swearing-in ceremony, the president-elect and vice president-elect will take the oaths of office and then the new president will deliver an inaugural address. | [12] [13] [14] | |
Signing Ceremony | TBD | President's Room | Following the swearing-in ceremony, the president is scheduled to withdraw to the President's Room (Room S-216), where he customarily has a photo portrait made and signs transitional documents. | [15] | ||
Inaugural Luncheon | TBD | National Statuary Hall | The president and vice president are scheduled to attend an inaugural luncheon with leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, and invited guests. | |||
Pass-in-Review | TBD | United States Capitol, east steps | After the luncheon, the president and vice-president customarily transit to the east steps of the Capitol to review the military forces that will form the processional escort, including the Commander-in-Chief's Guard, the "President's Own" United States Marine Band, and others. | |||
Procession | TBD | Pennsylvania Avenue | Joined by the military escort, the president is expected to travel in the presidential state car across Pennsylvania Avenue to the reviewing stand in front of the White House. | |||
Parade | 3:00 p.m. ET | Pennsylvania Avenue | A parade, consisting of military and civilian marching and performance units from each of the states, will proceed past the reviewing stand in front of the White House. | |||
| Ball | Sponsor | Date | Location | Reference(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Tie and Boots Ball | Texas State Society | January 19, 2025 | [17] | ||
| GW Inaugural Ball | January 19, 2025 | [18] | |||
| Palmetto Presidential Inaugural Ball | South Carolina State Society | January 19, 2025 | [19] | ||
| Peace Ball | Busboys and Poets | January 18, 2025 | [20] | ||
| Veterans Inaugural Ball | American Legion | January 20, 2025 | Westin Washington Downtown | [21] |