Outgoing US President Joe Biden hosted Donald Trump and his wife Melania for tea at the White House on Monday morning (local time) for a courtesy chat before the inauguration ceremony.
Vice President-elect JD Vance and his wife were received shortly before by Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff.
At noon Washington time (6 p.m. in Switzerland), the 47th president of the world’s leading power will begin his second term, succeeding Joe Biden. He will also become, at 78 years old, the oldest American head of state ever invested, after a first stint at the White House between 2017 and 2021.
-He will swear to protect the Constitution under the dome of the Capitol, the same place where on January 6, 2021, his supporters tried to prevent Congress from certifying the victory of his Democratic rival. The ceremony usually takes place outside, but the protocol was turned upside down due to the freezing temperatures.
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