Donald Trump’s second inauguration as the 47th President of the United States took place on Monday in Washington, D.C. Following tradition, the day began with a worship service at St. John’s Episcopal Church and a White House meeting between incoming and outgoing presidents.
Former presidents, tech moguls and foreign dignitaries were among those who attended Trump’s second presidential inauguration.
President-elect Donald Trump is being sworn in on Monday as his inauguration ceremony is set to take rare form inside the U.S. Capitol.
The men who held the nation’s highest office before President Trump have all remained mum on his taking the presidency on Monday.
Just ten days ago, at Jimmy Carter's state funeral at Washington National Cathedral today, all five living U.S. presidents attended: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and Joe Biden. Today, all five men were once again in the same place, as Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Biden attended Trump's inauguration.
Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.
His decision to pardon supporters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is sure to enrage police, lawmakers and others whose lives were put at risk during an unprecedented episode in modern US history.
With temperatures reaching a high of 24 degrees in Washington, D.C., the event was moved into the Capitol Rotunda, with a reduced audience as Trump's political comeback is made official.
The planned absence Monday follows another notable absence last week at the state funeral of former president Jimmy Carter.
Donald Trump heralded the arrival of a "golden age of America" as he took aim at previous administrations in his opening remarks after being sworn in as the 47th US President. Speaking moments after taking the presidential oath,
In rambling remarks after his inaugural address, the 47th president resurfaced baseless claims of election fraud, and aimed invective at Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Joe Biden.