How to attend presidential inauguration 2025

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the nation's 47th president on Monday, January 20, and the public has a chance to witness it in person.

Why It Matters

The congressional joint session to count electoral votes was held on Monday.

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This was far less eventful than the certification four years ago, which was disrupted by an insurrection of Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to halt the count and overturn the election results.

Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in November's presidential election, oversaw the session and declared Trump the victor in her role as president of the Senate.

The inauguration of the president-elect will now go on as planned.

What To Know

Eight events typically take place on Inauguration Day, according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

By tradition, the outgoing president accompanies the president-elect to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony.

Most presidents ride to their inaugurations (in a carriage and then later a car) save for Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Ja