The Epoch Times

As Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, arrived at St. John’s Episcopal Church, members of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet team and family were already gathered inside. Ivanka Trump and Lara Trump were spotted in the pews, along with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, the president-elect’s respective nominees for Health and Human Services Department secretary and director of national intelligence. Argentine President Javier Milei was also seated inside. The church is located a short distance from the White House, where the Trumps will go after the service to have tea with the Bidens.

President-elect Donald Trump and First Lady-elect Melania Trump have left Blair House and are heading to Washington’s historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, where they will attend a morning prayer service. Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, will also be in attendance. The service, an Inauguration Day tradition for presidents-elect, was slated to begin at 8:30 a.m. After the service, the Trumps will head to the White House for tea with outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden before the inauguration.

President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on Monday in a full day of ceremonies, celebrations, and rituals. On Jan. 20, the president-elect will become the second person in U.S. history to serve nonconsecutive terms in office. Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 2024 election after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid in July. With cold and windy weather expected in Washington, this Inauguration Day will look different than previous ones, with numerous events moved indoors. Events will begin early in the morning and go late into the night.

• Trump's day will begin with a trip to St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square for an hour-long service.
• Next, he will go to Blair House, a historic building adjacent to the White House commonly used for diplomatic affairs.
• He will then go to the White House for a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris, Biden, and their spouses, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and First Lady Jill Biden.
• After meeting with the head of the outgoing administration, Trump will go to the Capitol. There, he and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn into office. Trump is expected to deliver an address afterward.
• Once the new president is sworn in, a farewell ceremony will be held for Biden and Harris.
• After a lunch break,Trump will conduct a brief review of troops.
• Early in the afternoon, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will go to Capital One Arena in downtown Washington for an indoor edition of the inaugural parade.
• Later in the afternoon, a signing ceremony will be held in the Oval Office.
• Early in the evening, the Trumps will go to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for informal remarks and their first dance at the Liberty Ball.
• Late in the evening, the Trumps will go to Union Station for another inaugural ball.
• Finally, the Trumps will return to the White House.