What’s different for Trump’s second inauguration

Published January 20, 2025 5:00am ET



President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office on Monday, exactly eight years after his first inauguration

Much has changed since Trump last stood on the Capitol grounds. He ran a presidential campaign and lost; faced an unprecedented criminal conviction; survived two assassination attempts; and launched his third campaign, winning this time with the popular vote plus all seven battleground states. 

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