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The 7

Monday, January 20, 2025

The 7

The Washington Post

Daily News, News

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Monday briefing: Trump’s inauguration and executive order plans; Biden pardons; TikTok ban; cold weather; NFL schedule; and more


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0:00.0

Well, thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. We won. We won.

0:12.3

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States today.

0:18.3

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell.

0:22.3

It's Monday, January 20th. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:29.4

Exactly four years ago, Donald Trump left the White House and Joe Biden was inaugurated as president.

0:36.6

Trump did not stick around to attend Biden's ceremony

0:39.5

in front of the U.S. Capitol, but today, Biden is set to attend Trump's inauguration. And it will be a

0:46.6

very different scene. The ceremony has been moved inside the Capitol because of freezing temperatures

0:52.2

in Washington, D.C. The last time that happened was in

0:55.7

1985 at Ronald Reagan's second inauguration. Trump will take the oath of office at noon eastern.

1:03.8

At 78, he'll be the oldest man to be inaugurated president in U.S. history. He'll also become just

1:09.9

the second to serve non-consecutive terms.

1:13.1

And former Ohio Senator J.D. Vance will be sworn in as the first millennial vice president.

1:19.4

In his inauguration speech, expect Trump to make a promise of unity. He will deliver that message from

1:26.3

the Capitol Rotunda. That was one of the key scenes

1:29.4

of the 2021 Capitol riot, when his supporters violently tried to stop the certification of Biden's

1:35.7

2020 election win. After the ceremony, Trump will head to the president's room near the Senate

1:41.4

chamber to sign documents and kick off his second administration's

1:45.4

agenda. That brings us to our next story. Trump said he'll sign dozens of executive orders

1:54.3

within hours of taking office. That's number two. On the eve of his inauguration, Trump held a

2:00.7

raucous victory rally in a D.C. arena.

2:03.7

You heard a clip of that at the top of the show. In his speech, he previewed a flurry of executive

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