Trump Inauguration: Live coverage and key moments from Washington, D.C.

What To Know:

Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States at 11 a.m. CST on Monday in an inauguration ceremony that took place inside the Capitol for the first time in 40 years. 

Trump moved the inaugural to the Capitol Rotunda due to concerns about freezing temperatures and harsh winds. Trump's inauguration speech began just after 11:10 a.m.

Watch: President Donald Trump's 2025 Inauguration Speech

Trump is expected to issue a flurry of executive actions soon after taking office, rolling back Democratic policies on immigration, energy, trade, the federal workforce, and more.

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Who Was There?

The usual crowd of lawmakers and officials are expected to attend Trump's inauguration, in addition to the four other living presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and President Biden. Vice President Kamala Harris, who faced off against Trump in the 2024 election, is also expected to attend.

A slate of tech CEOs, including Meta's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Tesla's Elon Musk, Apple's Tim Cook, TikTok's Shou Chew and Google's Sundar Pichai, were also expected to attend Trump's inauguration. The tech titans, many of whom have cozied up to the president-elect in recent months, were slated to sit upon the inauguration dais alongside Cabinet nominees and elected officials, before the ceremony moved indoors.

Schedule:

The Joint Congressional Committee plans the inaugural ceremonies of the president-elect and vice president-elect on Inaugural Ceremonies. Led this year by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, the committee oversees eight events on Inauguration Day:

1. the procession to the Capitol; 
2. the vice president's swearing-in ceremony; 
3. the president's swearing-in ceremony; 
4. the inaugural address;
5. the honorary departure of the outgoing president and vice president;
6. the signing ceremony, during which the new president signs nominations, memorandums, proclamations or executive orders; 
7. the inaugural luncheon; 
8. the pass in review, during which the president and vice president review military troops;
9. and the presidential parade, which will take place at Capital One arena in downtown Washington due to the cold.

The theme of this year's ceremonies is "Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise."

Oklahomans Attending:

Four members of the Oklahoma Federation of College Republicans are in Washington, D.C., to witness history at the presidential inauguration.

History of Inauguration Day:

Here are some other facts about U.S. presidential inaugurations:

1. Before the 20th Amendment was enacted, Inauguration Day was March 4, the day of the year on which the first Congress convened after the Constitution took effect in 1789. The last inauguration to take place on March 4 was Franklin D. Roosevelt's first one in 1933. He was also the first president to take office on Jan. 20.
2. Thomas Jefferson was the first president to complete his inauguration with a parade. Since Jefferson's second inauguration on March 4, 1805, it has become tradition for the president to parade down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House.
3. Given the time of year the inauguration takes place – whether in January or March – inclement weather hasn’t been uncommon. But perhaps weather's greatest impact on Inauguration Day came in 1841 when William Henry Harrison decided to brave the elements and deliver the longest inauguration speech ever, an oration lasting one hour, and 40 minutes. It cold day and Harrison, who wore neither hat nor overcoat, rode a horse to and from the Capitol ceremony. He subsequently caught a cold that developed into pneumonia. A month later, he died.
4. It’s tradition for outgoing presidents to attend the inaugurations of their successors, but it hasn’t always happened. Five outgoing presidents – John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Martin Van Buren, Andrew Johnson, and Donald Trump – failed to attend the Inaugurations of their successors, while two more presidents – Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon – did not participate for other reasons.
5. There have been nine presidents sworn in on days other than Inauguration Day — eight following presidential deaths and one after Richard Nixon's resignation. Gerald Ford was sworn in on Aug. 9, 1974.