Ordinary Times Watchalong: The Inauguration of Donald Trump

The second inauguration ceremony for President Donald Trump is going to look different from the first, for a bunch of reasons. Watch and comment to the festivities as America once again does pomp and circumstance around the peaceful transition of power.

Livestream via PBS:

From the CBS News:

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated Monday, taking the oath of office to formally kick off his second term in the White House.

The inauguration marks the official transfer of presidential power, with the executive branch changing hands from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. The 20th Amendment states that a president’s four-year term ends at noon on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.

The inaugural ceremonies of the president-elect and vice president-elect are planned by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Led this year by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Democrat from Minnesota, the committee oversees eight events on Inauguration Day:

the procession to the Capitol;
the vice president’s swearing-in ceremony;
the president’s swearing-in ceremony;
the inaugural address;
the honorary departure of the outgoing president and vice president;
the signing ceremony, during which the new president signs nominations, memorandums, proclamations or executive orders;
the inaugural luncheon;
and the pass in review, during which the president and vice president review military troops before leading the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House.

The theme of this year’s ceremonies is “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise.”