After defeating US Vice President Kamala Harris for a second time, Donald Trump won a second term as US President. Donald won the election by getting at least 270 electoral votes, which is required to be elected president. The new president will be sworn in two weeks after the election results are announced at the US Capitol building in Washington D.C. Each year, thousands of voters gather to witness the ceremony as the next President of the United States assumes office. According to a report by USA TODAY, the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., is hosting the next inauguration on January 20, 2025. On this date every four years, Inauguration day is celebrated. If January 20 is a Sunday, the day will be moved to January 21.
Normally the outgoing President attends the swearing in ceremony. The current president-elect, however, skipped Inauguration day and returned to Florida in 2021, without shaking hands Joe Biden who defeated him during that campaign.
Donald will officially take over the position in January 2025
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On Wednesday, the 78-year-old Republican candidate won the election by garnering more than the 270 electoral college votes that were required to win the presidency.
However, Trump will not take the oath of office for a few more weeks. Donald Trump, as president-elect will begin selecting cabinet members to serve during his term. This process can take time.
During the gap weeks, there will be many formalities for the president-elect to complete. Trump, who won the presidency in 2016, but lost it in 2020, is familiar with the inauguration procedure despite not being there during Joe Biden’s inauguration. The inauguration will be two weeks after the electoral votes are counted. The president-elect is expected to take his oath on the steps of the US Capitol at around noon, January 20, 2025. The Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies organizes the event.
The inauguration speeches, a troop evaluation, and celebrity performances are all part of the celebrations. Amanda Gorman has performed and spoken before, as have Lady Gaga and Garth Brooks. Before the President-elect swears in, the Vice-President-elect repeats the oath. Since 1884, this is the oath used.
“I solemnly swear that I support and defend Constitution of United States of America against all enemies foreign and domestic. I also affirm that I will do so with true faith and loyalty. I accept this obligation without hesitation or evasion. I will faithfully and well discharge the duties of office that I am about enter.
Additionally, in compliance with Section I, Article II of the US Constitution, the president-elect then takes another oath at noon, where he will say:
“I solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform the Office of President of United States and will, to the best my ability, protect, defend and preserve the Constitution of the United States. The inauguration is not only about the swearing-in, but also the inaugural address, honorary departure of the outgoing president, formal luncheons organized by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremony (JCCIC), presidential escorts, inaugural balls and evening festivities. Why did you dislike this content?
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