When will Trump take office as president? Here's when he'll be sworn in

President-elect Donald Trump is nan projected victor of nan 2024 election, besting Vice President Kamala Harris for nan highest agency successful nan land. 

CBS News projected nan erstwhile president will triumph aggregate battleground states. As of Wednesday morning, Trump was besides up successful nan celebrated vote, thing that eluded him successful 2016. 

Although Trump was projected nan victor early Wednesday, Nov. 6, it will beryllium respective months earlier Trump takes office. Here's what to cognize astir erstwhile he will beryllium sworn in. 

When will Trump beryllium sworn in? 

President-elect Trump will beryllium sworn successful astatine his inauguration. The statesmanlike inauguration is ever held connected Jan. 20, arsenic specified by nan Constitution's 20th Amendment. 

The president-elect becomes nan president instantly aft being sworn in. The caller president typically moves into nan White House aft nan ceremony. 

Trump has vowed to extremity nan warfare successful Ukraine earlier Inauguration Day, but he has nary statesmanlike powers earlier being sworn in. He has made a number of promises for his presidency, including ending ObamaCare and opening wide deportations of migrants. In his closing connection nan nighttime earlier Election Day, Trump promised greatness if he won.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 06: Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an predetermination nighttime arena astatine nan Palm Beach Convention Center connected November 06, 2024 successful West Palm Beach, Florida.  / Getty Images

"After each we person been done together, we guidelines connected nan verge of nan 4 top years successful American history," Trump said. "You watch, it's going to beryllium truthful good, it's going to beryllium truthful overmuch fun. It'll beryllium nasty a small spot astatine times, and possibly astatine nan beginning, successful particular, but it's going to beryllium something."

What happens connected Inauguration Day? 

The inauguration is astir 2 and a half months aft Election Day. It originates pinch a convoy to nan Capitol, according to nan Joint Congressional Committee connected Inaugural Ceremonies. 

The vice president recites his oath of agency and is sworn successful first. Around noon, nan president recites his ain oath of agency and is sworn in. 

Then, nan president gives an inaugural address. The reside usually outlines a president's imagination and goals for their term. At his first inauguration, Trump said he was readying connected "transferring powerfulness from Washington, D.C. and giving it backmost to you, nan American people." 

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) takes nan oath of agency from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts (not successful frame) pinch his woman Melania, and children Barron, Donald, Ivanka and Tiffany astatine his broadside during inauguration ceremonies astatine nan Capitol successful Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017.  REUTERS

After nan speech, nan erstwhile president makes an honorary departure from nan Capitol. That's followed by a signing ceremony, wherever nan caller president signs their first charismatic actions. That's followed by a number of ceremonies. 

The last accepted arena of nan inauguration is nan pass-in review, erstwhile nan president and vice president reappraisal subject troops earlier starring a convoy of ceremonial subject regiments, citizens' groups, floats and marching bands from nan Capitol to nan White House. 

The president-elect recites this oath, arsenic required by nan U.S. Constitution, up of being sworn in, according to nan Congressional committee: 

"I do solemnly committedness (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute nan Office of President of nan United States, and will to nan champion of my ability, preserve, protect and take sides nan Constitution of nan United States."

The vice statesmanlike oath of agency is nan aforesaid arsenic nan vow taken by senators, representatives, and different national employees, according to nan Congressional committee: 

"I do solemnly committedness (or affirm) that I will support and take sides nan Constitution of nan United States against each enemies, overseas and domestic; that I will carnivore existent religion and allegiance to nan same; that I return this responsibility freely, without immoderate intelligence preservation aliases intent of evasion; and that I will good and faithfully discharge nan duties of nan agency connected which I americium astir to enter: So thief maine God."

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