The Epoch Times By Jack Phillips
With President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, the Constitution goes into detail about when Inauguration Day should be held, down to the precise time, and other details.
How to Watch
The Epoch Times and its sister media NTD Television will host live coverage of Trump’s inauguration on The Epoch Times website and NTD’s website starting at 9 a.m. ET.
When Is It Being Held?
The swearing-in ceremony is slated to begin just before 12 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 20, which is Martin Luther King Day, according to the National Park Service.
“The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3rd day of January, of the years in which such terms would have ended if this article had not been ratified; and the terms of their successors shall then begin,” it reads in full.
Elsewhere in the Constitution, in Article II, Section 1, the president will take the oath of office, or Oath of Affirmation.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States,” the oath reads.
When Is Vance’s Swearing-in Ceremony?
Vice President-elect JD Vance, too, will take an oath of office, according to the Senate’s website. Right before Trump is slated to take the oath, Vance will have to step forward on the inaugural platform and repeat the oath of office.
“I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God,” it reads…
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