Meanwhile, journalists who attended various inauguration events—and Trump’s first hours back in the Oval Office—were sharing what they were seeing, hearing, and thinking on X, formerly Twitter, throughout the day. Here’s a sampling of what Inauguration Day 2025 looked like through their eyes and ears.
In his second inaugural address, Trump is ripping into Biden’s presidency while he sits a few feet away. “We now have a government that cannot manage a single crisis at home,” Trump says. “All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.”
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 20, 2025