Donald Trump will be sworn in today as the 47th President of the United States.
The inauguration ceremony, scheduled for 10am local time on Monday (20 January), will take place at Capitol Hill, with the capital, Washington, DC, under a security blanket, reports CNN.
Donald Trump's return to the White House marks an unprecedented event in American history, as he is the first president to be re-elected after a defeat.
This historic occasion has stirred considerable curiosity.
Following a fireworks display the previous evening, Trump participated in a final rally on Sunday ahead of his oath-taking.
Dignitaries from various countries, including Argentina's President Javier Milei and Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, are expected to attend the event. China's Vice President Han Zheng will represent President Xi Jinping.
According to the US State Department's records from 1874, no foreign leader has ever attended an American power transfer ceremony, making this inauguration a rare occurrence.
In 2021, Donald Trump was notably absent from Joe Biden's inauguration.
However, Biden, along with former presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush, and Barack Obama, will witness Trump's oath.
Even Kamala Harris, whom Trump defeated in the election, is likely to be present.
The Trump administration has invited notable figures from the business world, including Elon Musk of Tesla, Mark Zuckerberg of Meta, Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, Shou Zi Chew of TikTok, and Sundar Pichai of Google.
However, former first lady Michelle Obama and former Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not attend.
Trump's historic inauguration as the 47th President is set against the backdrop of severe weather conditions, with the ceremony moved indoors for the first time since 1985.
Despite the cold, the event has already drawn hundreds of thousands of people, with stringent security measures implemented across the capital.
