WASHINGTON, United States (Kaab TV) – Donald J. Trump will be sworn-in today as the 47th US President following his election victory in November last year.
Today’s inauguration marks the end of a tumultuous four years out of office for the 78-year-old, a period that included assassination attempts and several serious legal battles.
Mr. Trump will be sworn in at the US Capitol Rotunda instead of outdoors, citing the cold weather in Washington, D.C. This will be the first indoor inauguration in 40 years.
Several high-profile “tech bros” will also be in attendance, including Mr. Trump’s close confidante Elon Musk, Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg, and TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew—fresh from the US ban that saw the app shut down for several hours before the president-elect announced he would stall the ban.
Mr. Trump has invited several world leaders to his inauguration, including China’s Xi Jinping, Argentina’s Javier Milei, and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, making him the first president-elect to do so.
Mr. Trump also promised to sign close to 100 executive orders on his first day in office, vowing to ensure that “the curtain closes on four long years of American decline.”
He added: “We’re going to give them the best first day, the biggest first week, and the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history.”
The evening will conclude with a series of inaugural balls held across Washington, D.C.
Today’s swearing-in ceremony will stand in stark contrast to Mr. Biden’s in 2021. At that time, security was heightened due to the January 6 unrest just two weeks earlier, and the COVID-19 pandemic severely limited crowd sizes.