Trump has arrived at the Capitol for his inauguration ceremony
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, January 20, arrived at the Capitol building for his inauguration ceremony. This was reported by the CNN television channel.
He arrived from the White House in the same limousine with the current US President Joe Biden. It is specified that the inauguration for the first time in 40 years is held in the rotunda of the Capitol because of bad weather.
The president-elect will deliver an inaugural address in which he will call for a "common sense revolution," according to CNN sources. He, along with his vice president, Jay Dee Vance, will then be sworn in.
Trump will take the oath of office by placing his hand not only on his Bible, but also on a historical publication that was used at the inauguration ceremony of the 16th U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, in 1861.
The TV station said political leaders, former presidents and billionaires such as SpaceX space corporation owner Elon Musk and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will attend the ceremony. In addition, the CEO of social network TikTok, Shaw Tzu Chu, will be there. Country singer Carrie Underwood will perform the song America the beautiful at the ceremony.
CNN adds that the Oval Office is already being remodeled to suit Trump's preferences. For example, a carpet designed by former first lady Nancy Reagan has returned there.
Earlier in the day, the American President-elect, along with his wife Melania, attended a tea party with Biden and his wife Jill, reports "Gazeta.Ru". The current leader published a farewell selfies from the White House.
Russian President Vladimir Putin then congratulated Trump on taking office.
On the eve, January 19, CNN reported that on the first day of the presidency, the new American leader and his administration are going to "shock the system" and Trump will sign 100 decrees at once. One of his advisers said that this way the team will demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions.
The election of the 47th president of the United States was held on November 5. In the national vote, Trump received 51% of the votes, and the candidate from the Democrats Kamala Harris - 47.4%. The next day, the politician, speaking to supporters, called himself the 47th President of the United States and said that his goal as head of state considers the end of military conflicts in the world.
