Outgoing US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump to the White House for pre-inauguration tea, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony.
Additionally, Vice President-elect JD Vance along with his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance have also reached at the White House. They were welcomed by outgoing Vice President Kamala
Harris and her husband, Douglas Craig Emhoff.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are welcoming President-elect Donald Trump and Melania Trump to the White House following a service at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Biden and Trump, along with their spouses, will have tea together at the White House. Traditionally, the outgoing president then accompanies the President-elect to the US Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony, as per CNN.
In 2021, Trump snubbed Biden during his swearing-in ceremony and did not follow the tradition of inviting the president-elect to the White House. Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in first, followed by Donald Trump, who will take the oath of office and deliver his inaugural address.
The ceremonial proceedings are set to take place at the US Capitol Rotunda, where Trump will take the oath of office today, roughly two weeks after his electoral college victory was officially certified by Congress.
After the swearing-in, President Trump will take part in the signing ceremony in the President’s Room, a tradition that began in 1981 with President Ronald Reagan. This event marks one of the first official actions of the newly sworn president, where he signs nominations and various memorandums or proclamations.