JANUARY 17, 2025 — President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in on Monday, officially becoming the 47th President of the United States during the 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony.
Following tradition, Inauguration Day will be packed with ceremonial events from the formal swearing-in taking place in front of the U.S. Capitol to musical performances and the parade to the White House.
Jon Taylor, professor of political science in the UTSA Department of Political Science and Geography, breaks down why this Inauguration Day will be different than past ceremonies, what viewers can expect on Monday, and Trump’s second presidency.
“First of all, it’s the first [Inauguration] since the 1880s in which we have a president elected to nonconsecutive terms as president,” Taylor said, referencing former president Grover Cleveland who served as the 22nd president (1884) and again as the 24th president (1892).
