What time is Donald Trump’s inauguration today and how to watch in the UK

Donald Trump is acceptable to beryllium inaugurated contiguous arsenic the US’s 47th president today, completing what has been deemed the top governmental comeback successful American history.

Trump has been vocal connected his plans and adjacent spoken to overseas leaders since winning the November election. His squad had been moving with the outgoing Biden administration, which has promised a creaseless transition.

‘January 20th cannot travel accelerated enough! Everybody, adjacent those that initially opposed a Victory by President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration, conscionable privation it to happen,’ wrote Trump connected his Truth Social level connected Friday morning.

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‘It is my work to support the People of our Country but, earlier we adjacent begin, we person to deliberation of the Inauguration itself.’

What clip is Donald Trump’s inauguration successful the UK?

The 60th Inauguration Day volition instrumentality spot astatine the US Capitol connected Monday, January 20, which coincides with Martin Luther King Jr Day. Trump’s swearing-in ceremonial volition commencement astatine 12pm EST – approximately 5pm successful the UK.

Why is Donald Trump’s inauguration indoors?

The ceremonial was planned for the West Front of the US Capitol, but Trump connected Friday announced it volition moved indoors owed to freezing temperatures forecast successful the debased 20s Fahrenheit. He volition beryllium the archetypal president to beryllium inaugurated successful the Capitol Rotunda since Ronald Reagan successful 1985.

‘There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t privation to spot radical hurt, oregon injured, successful immoderate way,’ Trump wrote.

‘It is unsafe conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and adjacent horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that volition beryllium extracurricular for galore hours connected the 20th (In immoderate event, if you determine to come, formal warmly!).’

How to ticker Donald Trump’s inauguration connected TV successful the UK?

All the large American quality networks volition broadcast the inauguration including ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News and NBC, arsenic good arsenic the C-SPAN.

Most large UK broadcasters similar Sky News and BBC are besides highly apt to instrumentality the inauguration live, arsenic it happens.

How to ticker Donald Trump’s inauguration online

Viewers successful the UK and astir the satellite tin ticker done livestreams, including USA Today’s connected YouTube below.

What happens connected Inauguration Day?

Inauguration Day is simply a once-ever-four-years lawsuit erstwhile the president-elect, Trump, and vice-president-elect, JD Vance, are sworn in. Incoming President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are acceptable to person beverage astatine the White House with their outgoing counterparts Joe and Jill Biden and the sitting president traditionally escorts them to the Capitol.

Trump volition instrumentality the statesmanlike oath and present an inaugural address.

An authoritative farewell to the Bidens volition instrumentality spot and the ceremonial departure typically happens via helicopter.

Then the president volition partake successful a signing country ceremony, a Joint Congressional Committee connected Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) legislature luncheon, a subject troops review, a statesmanlike parade and an Oval Office singing ceremony. Lastly, Trump volition springiness remarks astatine the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Liberty Inaugural Ball and the Starlight Ball.

Who volition be Donald Trump’s inauguration?

Trump, his woman and household are expected to beryllium with him for his 2nd inauguration. All surviving erstwhile presidents and archetypal ladies are acceptable to be including the Bidens, Barack Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and George W and Laura Bush – with the objection of erstwhile First Lady Michelle Obama.

Foreign leaders who person been invited see Chinese President Xi Jinping, Argentinian President Javier Milei, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, though their attendance person not been confirmed.

Three billionaires successful exertion volition beryllium there: Tesla CEO and X (formerly Twitter) proprietor Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

In summation to Michelle, erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said she volition not attend.

Who is performing astatine Donald Trump’s inauguration?

Numerous artists crossed philharmonic genres are scheduled to execute connected Inauguration Day.

‘Some of our nation’s astir iconic musicians volition beryllium participating successful the inauguration celebrations,’ stated the committee overseeing the events.

‘This monumental play volition commemorate President Trump’s historical triumph and the 60th Presidential Inauguration with a solemnisation of music, unity, and patriotism, ushering successful America’s caller Golden Age.’

Below is simply a database of each artists and wherever they volition perform:

• Swearing-in ceremony: Country prima Carrie Underwood volition sing America the Beautiful, opera tenor Christopher Macchio volition sing The Star-Spangled Banner and state singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood volition execute God Bless the U.S.A.
• The Liberty Ball: The Village People down Trump’s favourite rally opus Y.M.C.A., state vocalist Jason Aldean and a astonishment guest.
• The Commander-in-Chief Ball: The state set Rascal Flats and state singer-songwriter Parker McCollum.
• The Starlight Ball: Country singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw.

How to get tickets for Trump’s inauguration?

The JCCIC has printed much than 220,000 colour-coded tickets and distributed them to Congress members, who are to manus them to constituents.

In addition, the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee has a ticket petition form connected its website allowing radical to inquire for 1 oregon two.

The tickets are escaped and successful precocious demand, but Fox 5 NY reported that immoderate were being sold connected Craigslist for $500 apiece.

‘Tickets are disposable for escaped and are not intended for merchantability oregon resale and are non-transferrable,’ a JCCIC typical told USA Today.

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