President-elect Donald Trump will once again take on the highest office of the land in just a few short days.
On Jan. 6, four years after the Capital riot, Trump’s win was certified by the House and Senate in a joint meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris presiding. Trump will be inaugurated as the United States’ 47th president next week after defeating Harris in the November 2024 election.
Trump has already been very vocal of what he plans to accomplish in his first days back in the Oval Office including hitting Mexico, Canada and China with import tariffs and pardoning Jan. 6 rioters.
But before all that, there is a lot of pomp and circumstance to go through on Inauguration Day. Here is a list of events for the day released on Monday by the Trump Vance Inaugural Committee and includes multiple days of events at The Capitol, White House and Trump Sterling.
When does Trump take office 2025?
Trump will take the oath of office for his second, and final, term as president on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
The 20th Amendment to the U.S. The Constitution sets the date for Inauguration Day. Each elected president begins their term at noon on Jan. 20, the year after an election. If Jan. 20 falls on a Sunday though, it will be the next day.
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How can I get tickets for Trump’s inauguration?
Tickets to Trump’s upcoming inauguration at the U.S. Capitol are free to the public. Tickets are distributed through members of Congress and are typically released to Congress members’ offices starting in early January, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies said in a Dec. 23 press release.
More than 220,000 tickets are set to be distributed to those offices all over the country, according to the JCCIC.
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What are the scheduled events for Trump’s inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20?
Leading up to his inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, Trump plans to attend multiple events with Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.
Here’s a look at the schedule leading up to Inauguration Day and what people can expect on Jan. 20.
Saturday, Jan. 18
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The President’s reception and fireworks at Trump Sterling
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Cabinet Reception and Vice President’s dinner
Sunday, Jan. 19
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Arlington National Cemetery ceremony: Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
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Make America Great Again victory rally
Monday, Jan. 20: Inaguration day
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St. John’s Church Service
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Swearing-In Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol
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Farewell to the Former President and Vice President
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US Capitol Departure Ceremony
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The President’s Signing Room Ceremony
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JCCIC Congressional Luncheon
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The President’s Review of the Troops
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Presidential Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue
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Oval Office Signing Ceremony at The White House
Is Trump’s inauguration on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?
Yes. The inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day are on the same Monday this year and this isn’t the first time the presidential inauguration has fallen on the federal holiday.
Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama both had inaugurations on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Obama took the oath of office for his second term in 2013, but that year Jan. 20 was on a Sunday. So, Obama was inaugurated on Monday, Jan. 21.
Clinton was also heading into his second term in office when the days overlapped in 1997.
Can Trump run for president again after this term?
No.
How presidential terms work might be a bit confusing, but essentially, the Constitution only allows a person to hold the highest office in the United States twice (and it does not have to be consecutive) and the terms can not run indefinitely.
The 22nd Amendment states:
“No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.”
The U.S. hasn’t always had them, but presidential term limits are not something new either. They have been around for more than 70 years.
This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: When does Donald Trump take office? See Inauguration Day schedule
