“The solemn ceremony took place at noon in the rotunda of the Capitol”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
The solemn ceremony took place at noon in the rotunda of the Capitol.
According to tradition, the new head of state should deliver an inaugural speech to outline the “main directions of work” of the new administration. After that, in a special room in the US Congress, he will sign the first decrees and appointments.
Former Republican Senator JD Vance was also sworn in and officially became the Vice President of the United States.
Traditionally, the vice president of a new administration is sworn in first, before the new president of the United States is sworn in. JD Vance was sworn in before Supreme Court Justice Brett Cavanaugh.
Donald Trum was sworn in on two Bibles: the Lincoln Bible and the Bible given to him by his mother.
The Lincoln Bible is the Bible on which the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, took the oath of office in 1861. It has since been used three more times: twice by President Obama and twice by President Trump during his first inauguration.
Republican candidate Donald Trump defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the November 5, 2024 election. At 78, he will become the oldest president of the United States at the time of taking office (the current president, Joe Biden, was also 78, but he was born in November, and Trump in June).