Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will personally attend the inauguration of Donald Trump as the US President on January 20, well-informed sources said on Wednesday. The PPP chairman will attend the oath-taking ceremony at the invitation of the US president-elect, sources said, adding that Bilawal will fly to Washington in the next few days. In addition to Bilawal, the newly elected US president invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration in Washington. It is pertinent to mention here that PPP Co-Chairman and Acting President Asif Ali Zardari attended the pre-inaugural swearing-in of the then US President-elect Trump in Washington, DC in 2017. Zardari was accompanied by PPP leaders Rehman Malik (late) and Sherry Rehman. After a landslide victory in the presidential election on November 5, Trump will be sworn in as the 47th head of state during an inauguration ceremony at the Capitol next week. Trump claimed victory in the 2024 US presidential election and claimed an “unprecedented and strong mandate” as he addressed supporters in Florida. “I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected as your 47th president and as your 45th president,” said Trump, who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparking a violent uprising in the US Capitol and later being impeached. charged with a serious crime. . President-elect Trump will be sworn in at the Presidential Inaugural Ceremony on January 20, 2025 at the US Capitol in Washington DC. The inauguration, planned by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, begins with a procession to the Capitol. The Vice President takes his oath and takes the oath first. Later, the president recites his oath of office and is sworn in. The president then delivers an inaugural address — which usually outlines the president’s vision and goals for his term in office. After the previous president’s speech, he honorably leaves the Capitol, followed by a signing ceremony, where the new president signs the first official actions. The last traditional event of the inauguration is the reception, when the president and vice president review military units before leading the procession from the Capitol to the White House. While Trump did not attend President Biden’s 2021 inauguration, Biden is expected to attend Trump’s inauguration.
