Donald Trump sworn-in as 47th President of United States; watch video here

Donald Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington DC on Monday JD Vance also took the oath of office as the VicePresident The 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony httpstcokTB4w2VCdImdash Donald J Trump realDonaldTrump January 20 2025In keeping with tradition outgoing President Joe Biden accompanied Trump to the US Capitol for the swearingin ceremony while outgoing VicePresident Kamala Harris joined Vance at the White House before heading to the Capitol Prior to the ceremony Trump and his wife Melania had preinauguration tea with Joe and Jill Biden at the White House CNN reported that Joe Biden left a letter for Trump in the Oval Office a customary gesture between outgoing and incoming presidents The ceremonial proceedings began with Vance being sworn in as Vice President followed by Trump taking the presidential oath of office and delivering his inaugural address The ceremony occurred roughly two weeks after Congress certified Trumprsquos electoral college victory Donald Trumps wife Melania Trump arrived at Rotunda along with Vances wife Usha Vance Bidens wife Jill Biden and Kamala Harris husband Doug Emhoff arrived ahead of themTrumps cabinet nominees took seats ahead of his inauguration Former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy and tech billionaire Elon Musk the cochairs of the newlycreated Department of Government Efficiency also attended the ceremonyFormer US Presidents and First ladies including Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton George Bush and Laura Bush attended Trumps inauguration Former US President Barack Obama was also present during the ceremonyDonald Trumps 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 ceremonyAfter the swearingin President Trump will take part in the signing ceremony in the Presidents Room a tradition that began in 1981 with President Ronald Reagan This event marks one of the first official actions of the newly sworn president where he signs nominations and various memorandums or proclamationsFollowing the signing a luncheon will be held and Trump will take part in the review of the troops before heading to Capitol Hill to join the inaugural parade Later Trump and his wife will participate in a signing ceremony at the White House and deliver remarks at the Convention CentreThe evening will conclude with the first dance at the Liberty Ball followed by participation in the CommanderinChief Ball and the United Station Ball The day will end with Trumps return to the White House