From left to right: former US Presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton are expected to be present at Mr. Trump’s inauguration ceremony
According to CBS Radio, notable guests expected to be present at Trump’s inauguration include foreign leaders and technology company executives.
However, the large crowd of people planning to watch the ceremony from the Capitol grounds will be significantly reduced, following the decision to move the ceremony to the Capitol dome. According to The Weather Channel, the temperature forecast for January 20 in Washington DC is from minus 3 degrees Celsius to minus 9 degrees Celsius.
Many lawmakers and officials are expected to attend Mr. Trump’s inauguration, in addition to outgoing President Joe Biden and three other living former presidents: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Vice President Kamala Harris, who faced Trump in the 2024 election, is also expected to attend.
In the business world, there is expected to be the presence of CEO Chow Shu Tu of TikTok, CEO Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, CEO Sundar Pichai of Google, CEO Tim Cook of Apple, CEO Sam Altman of OpenAI and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
The tech moguls, many of whom have had close ties to the president-elect in recent months, were scheduled to sit at the inauguration podium alongside cabinet nominees and other officials. elected officials, before the ceremony was moved indoors.
A handful of foreign leaders are also expected to attend the inauguration, including Argentine President Javier Milei and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Chinese Vice President Han Zheng is also expected to attend to represent President Xi Jinping, who was invited by Mr. Trump.
Preparations for the inauguration ceremony in the Capitol dome hall
Performing at Trump’s swearing-in ceremony were country music star Carrie Underwood and opera singer Christopher Macchio, while singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood, a choir from the University of Nebraska – Lincoln and the Marine Band The US Marines will make musical contributions to the program.
Absentees
Former US First Lady Michelle Obama will not attend Mr. Trump’s inauguration and the reason is unknown. This is the only absent person among the living former first ladies.
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also will not attend. Her spokesman also did not give a reason. Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Pelosi both attended Mr. Trump’s inauguration in 2017.
In 2021, Mr. Trump did not attend Mr. Biden’s inauguration ceremony. The inauguration took place two weeks after many protesters stormed the Capitol to protest the election results, while Mr. Trump continued to declare victory in the 2020 election.
At that time, Mr. Trump became the first president in more than 150 years to skip the swearing-in ceremony of his successor and the fifth president in US history to do so.
Mr. Biden’s inauguration also had a smaller number of attendees than usual due to restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After the inauguration, Mr. Trump will move to the Capital One Arena sports and entertainment complex to attend the presidential parade, before arriving at the White House in a motorcade running on Pennsylvania Avenue, according to Fox 5 DC. At the White House, Mr. Trump will attend the traditional Oval Office signing ceremony for executive orders or nominations.
Capital One Arena has a capacity of more than 20,000 people. Law enforcement officials said more than 200,000 people had tickets to the inauguration, noting that cold weather could prevent the vast majority of guests from attending in person and that they could keep their tickets. make memories.
Security measures for Capital One Arena and the surrounding area are provided by the Secret Service, Capitol Police and other agencies. It is expected that Mr. Trump’s inauguration ceremony will be attended by about 25,000 law enforcement officers and soldiers, according to CNN.
