Trump's inauguration will take place in Washington

The inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump will take place in In Washington, he will become the 47th head of the United States.

Trump became the second person in the history of the United States to serve two terms not in a row, but with a four-year break, thus, like the 22nd and 24th President Grover Cleveland, who led the States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897, the Republican will have two serial numbers: 45th and 47th.- th president.

Trump will become the oldest American leader at the time of taking office — he is several months older than his predecessor Joe Biden was on inauguration day.

For the first time, the ceremony falls during the period of national mourning in connection with the death of ex-President Jimmy Carter on December 30. In this regard, the event will be held at half-mast. Due to the frosty weather, the inauguration was moved indoors, the last time this happened was in 1985.

The swearing-in ceremony will begin at noon local time (20.00 Moscow time) in the rotunda of the congress building, regardless of whether Trump will take an oath on the Bible by this time, his term will be considered to have begun.