With hours left for US President-elect Donald J Trump's inauguration, there's huge interest over what the 47th POTUS will do on his first day in office.
Donald Trump will be sworn in for a 2nd term at Capitol Hill on January 20 at noon.
Foreign Minister and former ambassador to the US Dr S Jaishankar will represent India at the Trump inauguration.
Foreign leaders are usually not invited for US presidential inaugurations, but Trump has invited China's Xi Jinping (who refused, but the vice pres and foreign minister will stand in) and ...
...Italy's Giorgia Meloni, Argentina's Javier Milei, Hungary's Viktor Orban (all 3 may come), El Salvador's Nayib Bukele, Brazil's ex-prez Jair Bolsonaro...
Trump will be sworn in on a Bible which will be held by First Lady Melania Trump.
Trump will then give an inaugural speech which will outline his administration's policies. Spectators will flock to the National Mall from all parts of the US to witness the inauguration.
Outgoing President Joe Biden will be present and will leave the White House for a final time after the ceremony. Trump had boycotted Biden's inauguration.
Biden's inauguration took place during the Covid pandemic in 2021.
Trump will participate in a traditional parade on Pennsylvania Avenue as the new commander-in-chief.
He is expected to sign orders to deport illegal immigrants, shut the US-Mexico border and pardon prisoners convicted in the siege of Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021.
3 privately funded galas will celebrate the new POTUS.
Tech tycoons like Mark Zuckerberg have donated $1 million for the inauguration.