THIS AFTERNOON, LADIES. ALL RIGHT. RANDI. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW JUST HOURS AWAY FROM WITNESSING WITNESSING HISTORY IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL. DONALD TRUMP WILL BE SWORN IN TODAY AS THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ALONG WITH HIM, OHIO’S OWN JD VANCE WILL BE THE NEXT VICE PRESIDENT, A HEARTBEAT AWAY FROM THE PRESIDENCY. AND WLWT NEWS FIVE IS YOUR HOME FOR COMPLETE INAUGURATION DAY COVERAGE. OUR CO-ANCHOR STEVEN ALBRITTON IS LIVE FOR US IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THIS MORNING. AND STEPHEN, THIS ISN’T THE FIRST TIME AN INAUGURATION HAS BEEN MOVED INDOORS. MEGAN. KELLY, YOU HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO 1985. THE LAST TIME THAT HAD AN INAUGURATION INSIDE THE WIND CHILL THAT DAY WAS LIKE NEGATIVE SEVEN DEGREES AROUND NOON. IT GOT DOWN TO AROUND NEGATIVE TEN AND -20. BUT SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE EXPECTED TO SEE TRUMP AND VANCE WILL BE SWORN IN, BUT THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BE DOING IT ON THE NATIONAL MALL. THEY’RE GOING TO BE FINDING PLACES INDOORS TO SEE IT, BECAUSE IT’S GOING TO BE A VERY SMALL, INTIMATE CELEBRATION. THIS YEAR, THE FESTIVITIES MOVED TO THE LOCATION AS D.C. GRAPPLES WITH SOME VERY FRIGID SNOW AND COLD WEATHER. THE INAUGURAL PARADE WILL ALSO BE INSIDE CAPITAL ONE ARENA. TRUMP IS SET TO ATTEND IN PERSON AFTER A SERIES OF OBLIGATIONS AT THE CAPITOL AND AT THE WHITE HOUSE. NOW, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO TRAVELED FROM OHIO TO BE HERE, AND WE GOT TO CATCH UP WITH A FEW OF THEM RIGHT AFTER THEY STEPPED OFF THE PLANE. I JUST WANT TO BE HERE TO CELEBRATE. IF I HAVE TO CELEBRATE IN MY HOTEL ROOM BY MYSELF IN D.C., JUST TO KNOW THAT I’M HERE AS A PART OF HISTORY IS ENOUGH FOR ME. I JUST I JUST AM OVER THE MOON WITH WHAT’S GOING ON FOR OUR COUNTRY. WE’VE BEEN INVITED TO A WATCH PARTY. WE’VE BEEN INVITED TO SOME CONGRESSIONAL THINGS. I MEAN, I’M BLESSED THAT WE DO WHAT WE DO. SO WE DO KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE INVITED US TO BIGGER THINGS. OKAY, SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO BE TUNING IN ALL DAY WATCHING THIS COVERAGE, BE SURE TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THE MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND. THEY LEFT SUNDAY. OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE CHEERING THEM ON. THIS IS REALLY A ONCE IN A LIFETIME EVENT FOR ALL OF THE STUDENTS THERE, AND THEY WERE INVITED TO COME AND MARCH IN THE PARADE BY VICE PRESIDENT ELECT JD VANCE, WHO, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IS A MIDDLETOWN ALUM NOW. COMING UP, I’M GOING ONE ON ONE WITH DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN. OHIO’S FIRST DISTRICT GREG LANDSMAN ABOUT HOW HE STILL PLANS TO WORK ACROSS THE AISLE, EVEN THOUGH REPUBLICANS NOW HAVE THE WHITE HOUSE, SENATE, AND THE HOUSE AS WELL. KELLY. MEGAN, WE’LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. STEPHEN. SO WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE HIGH PROFILE ATTENDEES OF TODAY’S INAUGURATION? I MEAN, THERE’S SO MANY PEOPLE HERE FROM OHIO’S DELEGATION. OF COURSE, GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, JOHN HUSTON, WHO’S GOING TO BE OHIO’S NEXT SENATOR. BUT EVEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT ELECT J.D. VANCE, BEHIND THEM WILL BE ELON MUSK, JEFF BEZOS. LOTS OF PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN THAT ATMOSPHERE. SO REALLY, WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO BE WATCHING THE INAUGURATION TODAY, JUST BE PEOPLE SPOTTING BEHIND THEM BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A LOT
Ohioans make trip to nation’s capital for swearing-in of Trump, Vance to White House
Updated: 6:23 AM EST Jan 20, 2025
Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America on Monday.Along with him will be Ohio’s own JD Vance, who will be sworn in as vice president.Due to a sub-freezing forecast, the inauguration ceremony as well as other Inauguration Day festivities will be moved indoors. However, it isn’t the first time that’s been the case.The last indoor ceremony was in 1985, when Ronald Reagan took the oath of office. That day, it was just 7 degrees by noon and wind chills ranged from -10 to -20 degrees.Some of the thousands of people expected to see Trump and Vance be sworn in will be doing so not at the National Mall, but at the Capital One Arena.The inaugural parade will be held there as well. Trump is set to attend in person after a series of obligations at the Capitol and White House.”There’s an excitement that I saw 40 years ago that I’m seeing today,” Ohio State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) said. “There’s a lot of comparisons between President Reagan and President Trump and the fact is 40 years ago, I brought my nephew to Washington, D.C. to see Ronald Reagan get sworn in and we saw it from the office of our senator. So, now I’m back with my twin sister and we’re going to be viewing the swearing in in some room in this hotel.”Schmidt represents Ohio’s 62nd District, which includes Milford and Goshen.Of those thousands of people in Washington, D.C. to witness Monday’s events, many of them are from Ohio who traveled to see a fellow Buckeye be sworn in.”I just want to be here to celebrate. If I have to be here in my hotel room by myself, in D.C., just to know that I’m here as a part of history is enough for me,” John Capannari, who flew into Washington from Cincinnati, said. “I’m just over the moon with what’s going on in our country. We’ve been invited to a watch party, we’ve been invited to some congressional things. I’m blessed that we do what we do, so we do know people who have invited us to some bigger things.””We’ve been invited to a watch party, we’ve been invited to some congressional things,” said Laura Strietmann, a Cincinnati Trump supporter. “I’m blessed that we do what we do, so we do know people who have invited us to bigger things.”The inauguration ceremony should begin around 11:30 a.m., with the swearing-in happening roughly around noon.
WASHINGTON —Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States of America on Monday.
Along with him will be Ohio’s own JD Vance, who will be sworn in as vice president.
Due to a sub-freezing forecast, the inauguration ceremony as well as other Inauguration Day festivities will be moved indoors. However, it isn’t the first time that’s been the case.
The last indoor ceremony was in 1985, when Ronald Reagan took the oath of office. That day, it was just 7 degrees by noon and wind chills ranged from -10 to -20 degrees.
Some of the thousands of people expected to see Trump and Vance be sworn in will be doing so not at the National Mall, but at the Capital One Arena.
The inaugural parade will be held there as well. Trump is set to attend in person after a series of obligations at the Capitol and White House.
“There’s an excitement that I saw 40 years ago that I’m seeing today,” Ohio State Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) said. “There’s a lot of comparisons between President Reagan and President Trump and the fact is 40 years ago, I brought my nephew to Washington, D.C. to see Ronald Reagan get sworn in and we saw it from the office of our senator. So, now I’m back with my twin sister and we’re going to be viewing the swearing in in some room in this hotel.”
Schmidt represents Ohio’s 62nd District, which includes Milford and Goshen.
Of those thousands of people in Washington, D.C. to witness Monday’s events, many of them are from Ohio who traveled to see a fellow Buckeye be sworn in.
“I just want to be here to celebrate. If I have to be here in my hotel room by myself, in D.C., just to know that I’m here as a part of history is enough for me,” John Capannari, who flew into Washington from Cincinnati, said. “I’m just over the moon with what’s going on in our country. We’ve been invited to a watch party, we’ve been invited to some congressional things. I’m blessed that we do what we do, so we do know people who have invited us to some bigger things.”
“We’ve been invited to a watch party, we’ve been invited to some congressional things,” said Laura Strietmann, a Cincinnati Trump supporter. “I’m blessed that we do what we do, so we do know people who have invited us to bigger things.”
The inauguration ceremony should begin around 11:30 a.m., with the swearing-in happening roughly around noon.
