Donald Trump's Presidential Inauguration: Full Schedule of Events and Where to Watch
After months of giddy anticipation from his supporters and overt apprehension from his critics, Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States on Friday, January 20.
The Presidential inauguration ceremony is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. ET (all Eastern Times going forward) at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. on Friday. Donald Trump will officially be sworn-in as President around noon.
What are the events?
The Presidential inauguration begins with the swearing-in ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Donald Trump will be administered the Oath of Office by U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. around noon, following which President Trump will make his inaugural address and lead the traditional parade to the White House along with VP Mike Pence. These events will take place in view of the VIP attendees (among whom will be Hillary Clinton and former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) who will be gathered at the western front of the Capitol.
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This is to be followed by a luncheon at 1 p.m., a review of Armed Forces at 2 p.m., an inaugural parade down Pennsylvania Avenue in the afternoon, and the inaugural balls at 7 p.m.
Where and how to watch the 2017 Presidential Inauguration
All the events, from the speeches to the swearing-in ceremony to the celebrations that follow, will be broadcast live on multiple news channels. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, PBS, and Fox News will all be covering the day's events on their respective channels.
For those of you without access to televisions, there are plenty of options to watch the inauguration online. CBS News, Time, and Reuters will broadcast live streams of all the events on their websites while PBS does the same on Twitter.
You can also view the day's happenings on YouTube live streams from NBC, C-Span, USA Today, Bloomberg, and Washington Post.
The coverages will begin at different times on each channel. Some are starting as early as 5 a.m. while others will kick-off at 11 a.m., only half an hour before the ceremony begins. Also, if you happen to be in Washington D.C. today you can watch all the action, albeit from afar, for free from the National Mall.
