The presidential inauguration ceremony will take place on what could be the coldest inauguration day since 1985.
Since inaugurations started to be held outside in 1817, Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George Washington, Jon Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, inaugurations took place indoors.
On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a whopping 8,445 words — over 3,000 more than the next-longest inaugural address, from William Howard Taft — and lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.
The president-elect returned to Washington over the weekend, holding a rally for supporters. Follow along for the latest Monday.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago. Trump will become the nation’s 47th president at noon on Monday,
Donald Trump will be sworn in as president during an inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025 with wind chills in the single digits and lower teens, and temperatures in the 20s. Temperatures will be around 22 degrees at noon on Monday. The wind chill will make it feel like 5 degrees in D.C. Weather has played a pivotal role in several past inaugurations.
It was 48 degrees at noon on Jan. 20, 2017, when Donald J. Trump was first sworn in as president at the Capitol. This time around, with a forecast high of only 23 degrees, he would have been taking the oath during one of the coldest inaugurations in decades.
President William Henry Harrison died exactly one month after he delivered a nearly two hour inaugural address in the rain and cold.
A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president get sworn in and give their first speech as commander in chief.
The decision means the 250,000 people who had tickets to view the inauguration outside will no longer be able to do so - with a live viewing now taking place at the nearby Capital One Arena.
WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Donald Trump's will be held inside the Capitol on Monday instead of outdoors owing to severe cold marking first time in 40 years that
Donald Trump's first inaugural address was the shortest in decades, but was no where near the shortest speech.