The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45the Presidential of the US will mark the commencement of the four-year term of Donald Trump as President and Mike Pence as Vice President. A public ceremony will be held on Friday, January 20, 2017, on the West Front of the US Capitol Building in Washington D.C.
The inauguration theme is “Uniquely American”, a phrase that highlights the inaugural ceremony as “a uniquely American expression of our Constitutional system. The theme also stresses the peaceful transition of power, and that the American people are “united behind an enduring republic. The inaugural ceremonies held in Washington, D.C. from January 17 to 21, 2017 will include concerts, the swearing-in ceremony, luncheon and parade, inaugural balls, and the interfaith inaugural prayer service.
The presidential oath will be administered to Trump during his swearing-in ceremony on January 20, 2017 by Chief Justice of the US Jhon Roberts.
Planning:
The inauguration is being planned primarily by two committees: the Joint Congressional Committee on inaugural ceremonies and the 2017 Presidential Inaugural Committee. Although the election was scheduled for November 8, 2016, the congressional committee began construction of the inaugural platform on September 21, 2016.
Trump and his running mate, Mike Pence, were formally elected by the electoral college when it met on December 19, 2016. The win was officially certified by an electoral vote tally by a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2017.
The inauguration theme is “Uniquely American”, a phrase that highlights the inaugural ceremony as “a uniquely American expression of our Constitutional system. The theme also stresses the peaceful transition of power, and that the American people are “united behind an enduring republic.
Schedule of the events:
The schedule of events is set to commence on January 19 with a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Ceremony attended by the President-elect and Vice President-elect. A concert titled “Make America Great”! Welcome Celebration” will be held at Lincoln Memorial afterwards. The following day will be the inaugural ceremony at the US Capitol, followed by the parade on Pennsylvania Avenue and the inaugural balls later on.
Planned demonstrations and boycotts:
As of mid-December, there were 20 requests for demonstration permits for Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, including Bikers for Trump, and the women’s march on Washington, scheduled for the day after inauguration day.
Supported by nearly 200 activist groups and organizations, the Women’s March is to demonstrate on issues which they perceive to be under threat from a Trump presidency, including racial and gender equality, affordable healthcare, abortion rights and voting rights.
A member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir resigned in protest because of the LDS Church decision to perform at Donald Trump’s inauguration. The singer, Jan Chamberlin, stated that she felt “betrayed” and that she “simply cannot continue with the recent turn of events.”
She stated that the Choir is “endorsing tyranny and fascism by singing for this man”. More than 35,000 people have signed an online petition disagreeing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s decision to perform at the inauguration. According to the organizer of the campaign, most of the signatures are from members of the LDS church.
Lawmakers boycotting:
A total of 65 Democratic US Representatives have publicly stated that they will not attend the inauguration of Trump, citing “what they described as his alarming and divisive policies, foreign interference in his election and his criticism of civil rights icon John Lewis, a congressman from Georgia.
