(NEXSTAR) – On a frigid holiday Monday in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump will take the oath of office for a second time to become the 47th president of the United States.
The weather was expected to be so cold on Monday that the main ceremony was to be moved inside the Capitol Rotunda. The last time the swearing-in was moved indoors was in 1985 when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest Inauguration Day temperatures since that day.
The swearing-in is set to take place at noon ET. We’ll be streaming the ceremony live once it begins in the live player at the top of this story.
President Joe Biden and former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton all plan to attend. Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands, but former first lady Michelle Obama will not, her office said.
Trump’s inaugural committee announced that, like his first inauguration, Trump would take the oath of office on a family Bible given to him by his mother as well as the Bible used by President Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration in 1861. Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in on a family Bible given to him by his maternal great-grandmother.
The swearing-in ceremony is only part of the days-long festivities welcoming a new president to the White House. The day before the inauguration, there was a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Trump also held a “MAGA Victory” rally at the Capitol One Arena.
On Monday morning, Trump attended a special service at St. John’s Episcopal Church with his family. Donald and Melania Trump were then scheduled to have tea at the White House with Joe and Jill Biden.
The private meeting is another presidential transition tradition.
It’s a stark departure from four years ago when Trump refused to acknowledge Biden’s victory or attend his inauguration.
After the swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address, the president typically signs nominations and urgent executive orders. Then there’s a luncheon, parade and three inaugural balls.
Things wrap up Tuesday morning with the final inaugural event: the National Prayer Service.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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