WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump and his inauguration committee have spent more than two months preparing for Monday.
Inauguration Day is when the person Americans elected president takes the oath of office, marking the beginning of a new four-year term. As Trump gets ready for his second stint in the White House, we look at his inauguration by the numbers.
• President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is Jan. 20
• It is the 60th presidential inauguration in the United States
• Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president
• Trump is 78 years old
• He officially becomes president at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.
• Trump inauguration fund donations: more than $200 million (Source: The New York Times)
• Expected attendance: 250,000. However, this esimate by the Secret Service came before the decision was made Friday to move the swearing-in to inside the Capitol Rotunda due to intense cold weather.
• Number of former presidents expected to attend: 3
• Law enforcement personnel for safety: 25,000 (Source: U.S. Secret Service)
• Official planned inaugural events: 19 (Source: Trump-Vance Inauguration Committee)
• Permitted protests: 12 (Source: Metropolitan Police)
• Miles of anti-scale fence around the U.S. Capitol: 30 (Source: U.S. Capitol Police)
• Anticipated outdoor temperature in Washington: low of 11 degrees, high of 24 degrees (Source: National Weather Service)
• Frequency of Metro trains: Every 4 minutes (Source: Metro)
• Cost to build inaugural stage: $1.5 million (Source: Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser)