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Inauguration Day is just days away and with it, the usual pomp and circumstance of inaugural ceremonies. President-elect Donald Trump has already selected most of his Cabinet nominees, who were ...
Before Inauguration Day, the president-elect will name a Presidential Inaugural Committee. This committee is the legal entity responsible for fundraising for and the planning and coordination of all official events and activities surrounding the inauguration of president and vice president (other than the ceremony itself), such as the balls and ...
The day began with Trump attending a service at St. John's Church, an inauguration tradition. The 47th president then moved to the Capitol Rotunda for his swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address.
The inauguration kicked off the day on a historic note, with the ceremony moved indoors due to freezing temperatures. Notable moments played out throughout the day, including Trump's fiery speech ...
This was the first time a United States president acknowledged American non-believers in an inaugural address. [118] Obama's inaugural address received mixed reviews, with some describing the tone of the speech a praiseworthy one of restraint and plain speaking, [119] while others described the speech as low-brow and clichéd. [120]
The presidential inauguration has long been an opportunity for the first lady to make an immediate first impression — and they’ve often done so with statement-making looks during the day-to ...
The speech was the shortest inaugural address since Jimmy Carter's in 1977. [ 67 ] In late December 2016, Trump told visitors that he was writing the first draft of his inaugural address, citing previous inauguration speeches by John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan as inspirations. [ 68 ]
Calling his inauguration "liberation day," Trump declared "a tide of change is sweeping the country" as he painted a bleak picture of a nation overwhelmed by crime from an "invasion of our country."