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Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States during the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. US Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump.
Prior to Trump’s swearing-in, JD Vance was sworn-in as US Vice-President. Earlier, Trump alongside outgoing US President Joe Biden arrived at US Capitol from White House for the swearing-in ceremony. Earlier Vice President Kamala Harris accompanied VP elect JD Vance to the Capitol.
Donald Trump’s wife, Melania Trump, arrived at Rotunda along with Vance’s wife, Usha Vance. Biden’s wife, Jill Biden and Kamala Harris’ husband, Doug Emhoff, arrived ahead of them.
Trump’s cabinet nominees took seats ahead of his inauguration. Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and tech billionaire Elon Musk, also attended the ceremony.
Former US Presidents and First ladies, including Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, George Bush and Laura Bush attended Trump’s inauguration. Former US President Barack Obama was also present during the ceremony.
Donald Trump’s children — Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump and Baron Trump were present in US Capitol to attend his inauguration. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Sundar Pichai attended the ceremony.
As part of the inauguration festivities, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump shared their first dance at the Commander-in-Chief Ball today. After a thunderous ovation by their supporters, the couple was joined by the US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance for the dance.
The Commander-in-Chief-Ball is a part of Trump’s inauguration festivities which will be followed by the Liberty Inaugural Ball and Starlight Ball later in the evening. President Trump is expected to attend all three events.
Notably, earlier in the day, US President Donald Trump, accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, arrived at the Capitol One Arena for the Inaugural Parade. The crowd greeted Trump with chants of “USA USA,” expressing their enthusiasm as the 47th president made his way to the venue.
Prior to this, Trump reviewed the troops at US Capitol Hill, after his inauguration as the 47th President of the country.
He also signed several executive orders at the signing ceremony at Capitol Hill. The ceremony is one of the first official actions taken by the newly sworn President of the United States.
