Donald Trump is set to be inaugurated today as the US’s 47th president today, completing what has been deemed the greatest political comeback in American history. Trump has been vocal on his plans and even spoken to foreign leaders since winning the November election. His team had been working with the outgoing Biden administration, which has promised a smooth transition.
Image Credit: Metro [(FILES) US President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as President on January 20, 2017 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. Trump said on January 17, 2025 that his inauguration as US president on January 20 will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather. Trump said he will deliver is inaugural address in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)]
‘January 20th cannot come fast enough! Everybody, even those that initially opposed a Victory by President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration, just want it to happen,’ wrote Trump on his Truth Social platform on Friday morning. Follow Metro’s live blog for the latest updates on Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Image Credit: Metro [TOPSHOT - Snow is piled up on the West Front of the US Capitol building, where the presidential inauguration traditionally takes place, on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump said on January 17, 2025 that his inauguration as US president on January 20 will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather. Trump said he will deliver is inaugural address in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE / AFP) (Photo by PEDRO UGARTE/AFP via Getty Images)]
‘It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the Inauguration itself.’. The 60th Inauguration Day will take place at the US Capitol on Monday, January 20, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr Day. Trump’s swearing-in ceremony will start at 12pm EST – approximately 5pm in the UK.
Image Credit: Metro [A band performs during a rehearsal in front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of the presidential inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, in Washington, U.S., January 12, 2025. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch]
The ceremony was planned for the West Front of the US Capitol, but Trump on Friday announced it will moved indoors due to freezing temperatures forecast in the low 20s Fahrenheit. He will be the first president to be inaugurated in the Capitol Rotunda since Ronald Reagan in 1985.
Image Credit: Metro [BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 19: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. SpaceX???s billionaire owner, Elon Musk, a Trump confidante, has been tapped to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency alongside former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)]
‘There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way,’ Trump wrote. ‘It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!).’.
Image Credit: Metro [A worker sweeps on a platform on the West Front of US Capitol building, where the presidential inauguration traditionally takes place, on January 17, 2025, in Washington, DC. Trump said on January 17, 2025 that his inauguration as US president on January 20 will be moved indoors due to expected freezing weather. Trump said he will deliver is inaugural address in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)]
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