Here's when Donald Trump will be sworn in on Inauguration Day
by Bridger Beal-Cvetko, KSL.com · KSL.comEstimated read time: 3-4 minutes
Editor's note: KSL.com political reporter Bridger Beal-Cvetko is in Washington to cover the inauguration.
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will be sworn in as president of the United States for the second time Monday after completing a dramatic political comeback and all but cementing himself as the present and future leader of the Republican Party.
Trump won a definitive electoral victory in November and enters office as the first Republican to win the national popular vote in 20 years. At a rally in Washington, D.C., Sunday he suggested he would act swiftly to sign a series of executive orders after being sworn in. Those actions are expected to include immigration measures and a rollback of executive actions taken by his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
Trump has also announced plans to issue Day 1 pardons for some of those convicted for rioting at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an effort to stop the certification of Biden's 2020 presidential election win.
Many Utah leaders are looking forward to the change in administration, and several members of the state's congressional delegation — Reps. Burgess Owens, Celeste Maloy and Mike Kennedy — have confirmed they will attend the inaugural ceremony, which was moved inside to the Capitol Rotunda due to cold weather forecasts in the nation's capital. Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will also attend, according to his weekly public calendar.
With the ceremony being moved indoors, seating will be limited to about 2,000 dignitaries, meaning thousands of supporters who traveled to witness Trump being sworn in on the West Lawn of the Capitol will have to watch remotely from the nearby Capital One Arena. Many supporters — including some from Utah — have plans to brave the cold early Monday for a chance to get in the arena, even after unsuccessfully waiting hours hoping to attend Sunday's rally.
Here is the full schedule of inaugural activities, according to Reuters:
When is the Inauguration?
Trump will take the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, at 10 a.m. MST.
Trump will then deliver his inaugural address. In interviews, he has said he intends it to be uplifting and unifying. That would mark a departure from his first Inauguration Day speech in 2017, which detailed a broken country he described as "American carnage."
Biden has said he plans to attend the ceremony and witness the transfer of power, a courtesy Trump, a Republican, did not afford him four years earlier.
Country music star Carrie Underwood is scheduled to perform at the swearing-in ceremony.
Parade to the White House
The temperatures have also forced organizers to scrap a planned parade down Pennsylvania Avenue of military regiments, school marching bands, floats and citizens' groups. The parade will now take place at the 20,000-seat Capital One Arena in downtown Washington.
There will be at least 18 inaugural galas held throughout Washington over the weekend and on Monday, three of which are considered official and which Trump is expected to attend.
On Monday, Meta's Mark Zuckerberg will co-host a reception for billionaire Republican donors along with casino magnate Miriam Adelson and Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta, Trump's pick for ambassador to Italy.
Oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm, a top Trump donor, will host an inauguration watch party on Monday on the roof of the historic Hay-Adams Hotel near the White House.
Contributing: James Oliphant and Tim Reid
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Bridger Beal-Cvetko
Bridger Beal-Cvetko is a reporter for KSL.com. He covers politics, Salt Lake County communities and breaking news. Bridger has worked for the Deseret News and graduated from Utah Valley University.