Everything you need to know about the Inauguration of the 47th President of the United States

Author of the article: Ada

Article source: MetaEra

On January 6, local time in the United States, the U.S. Congress counted the electoral votes and officially confirmed that former President and Republican presidential candidate Trump was elected president. What new changes will the appointment of the first “crypto president” in history bring to the cryptocurrency industry? This has become a topic of concern to all parties. In order to prepare for the upcoming inauguration ceremony on January 20, MetaEra has launched the "Trump Inauguration" special feature, which will provide special coverage of the 47th U.S. Presidential Inauguration Ceremony. As the first article in this topic, this article will show readers the American presidential election and inauguration culture, as well as the general process of this inauguration.

The United States implements a presidential cabinet system in which a president is elected every four years and can be re-elected once. Whenever a new president is elected, a presidential inauguration ceremony is held. This is one of the great celebrations in American political life. The inauguration ceremony of the President of the United States marks the beginning of a new term of the President of the United States. In fact, the only requirement for an inauguration stipulated in the U.S. Constitution is that the new president must take an oath before entering the office to take office. However, with the passage of history, the traditional program of the inauguration has gradually expanded, and it has developed from a simple swearing-in ceremony to a day-long event that includes parades, speeches and dances.

The 2024 U.S. presidential election is the 60th (47th) presidential election in U.S. history. It adopts the "Electoral College" election system. Candidates only need to obtain 538 electoral votes from the country (100 for senators, 100 for representatives of representatives). 270 out of 435 votes (3 votes for Washington, D.C. representatives), that is, the elected president. The general election will be held on November 5, 2024, and the elected president and vice president will take office on January 20, 2025.

On November 5, 2024, the US Republican Party won 51 seats in the Senate and won control. In the early morning of November 6, US Republican presidential candidate Trump announced his victory in the 2024 presidential election.

Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States elected this time, was born in New York, USA on June 14, 1946. His ancestral home is the Free State of Bavaria, Germany. He graduated from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a German-American Republican politician, entrepreneur, real estate businessman, and television personality who served as the 45th President of the United States (January 20, 2017-January 20, 2021). Trump will officially accept the Republican presidential nomination in July 2024.

According to past practice, the inauguration ceremony of the 47th US President will be held on January 20, 2025 (during the day) at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC.

The first is the morning prayer ceremony. The president-elect will attend church services, a practice that began when President Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated in 1933.

After the ceremony, the outgoing president accompanied the elected president to Capitol Hill to attend the inauguration ceremony and take the oath of office. Next, the Vice President and the President were sworn in one after another. The President is usually sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

Finally, there is the parade celebrating the presidential inauguration. After the luncheon, the presidential motorcade drove along Pennsylvania Avenue, accompanied by the honor guard of the three services, civil groups, military bands and various floats. The president, vice president and guests took to the viewing platform in front of the White House to watch the parade, which was prepared by the Presidential Inaugural Committee of the United States Armed Forces Joint Task Force.

During the inauguration ceremony, the president-elect of the United States will recite the oath of office.

Article 2, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution stipulates that the presidential oath of office is sworn as follows: "I do solemnly swear (or solemnly declare) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and to the best of my ability, to observe, preserve, and defend the Constitution of the United States." According to Traditionally, the president-elect reads the oath with his hand on the Bible, but this is not necessarily the case. When Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in in 1901, he did not recite the oath with his hand on a Bible.

In addition to the President's oath, the Vice President-elect and other federal officials will also recite the oath, which reads as follows: "I solemnly swear that I am determined to preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will be loyal to the Constitution and abide by it. I will do my best to carry out the duties I am about to undertake. May God help me.”

Security checks for the entire inauguration ceremony will begin at 6 a.m. on the 20th. At that time, hundreds of thousands of people will gather in Washington Square, including representatives of foreign missions and their families, representatives of U.S. states, business dignitaries, and invited important people.

In the evening, the President's inaugural ball will be held at the Washington Convention Center. What needs to be mentioned is that during the inauguration ceremony, various themed balls will be held. The president-elect and his wife will not attend all of them, but only select some important ones.

The dance has requirements for both men's and women's clothing. Men are required to wear black tie and tuxedos, boots are encouraged. Ladies request long skirts or cocktail dresses.

Celebrities from all walks of life were invited to the ball. The distinguished guests attending the 2017 Inaugural Ball were:

Rex Tillerson, the 69th Secretary of State of the United States, Greg Abbott, the 48th Governor of Texas, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Senators Cornyn and Cruz, Decker Actor Jon Voight, a member of the Saskatchewan congressional delegation, Duck Commander founder Willie Robertson, and members of President-elect Trump's family, including Donald Trump Jr.

It is not difficult to tell from the guests who attended the last ball that Trump’s inaugural ball will also be attended by important figures this time.

It should be noted that during Trump’s inauguration, the American flag will be flown at half-staff. This move is to commemorate the late former President Jimmy Carter. This will be the "first time" at a presidential inauguration that the flag will be lowered to half-staff due to the deaths of other presidents. Trump also posted on social media expressing dissatisfaction with the move.

Next, this special article will also predict the policies Trump will adopt after taking office and discuss the impact it will have on the cryptocurrency industry. Readers are asked to continue to pay attention to this special topic.