How to watch the 2025 presidential inauguration on Apple devices
US Capitol building. Image Source: Visit the Capitol Government website
Last-minute changes to the location of the 47th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony may have scuppered plans for the public to watch the event in person, but here’s how you can see the entire event as it’s broadcast and streamed.
Due to unusually cold weather forecast for Monday, January 20, US President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony has been moved from the traditional outdoor event at the US Capitol to indoors. “The country is having an arctic blast,” Trump said in a statement about rescheduling the event. “I don’t want to see people hurt or hurt in any way.”
The inauguration ceremony will be held in the US Capitol Rotunda at 12:00 PM Eastern, and all major US networks will carry the event live.
How to watch online
USA Today, ABC, CNN, NBC and MSNBCand Fox News have all announced their broadcast schedule for the ceremony and some related events around the inauguration. Coverage is available online via iPhone and iPad apps, Mac websites and news apps on most smart TVs and Apple TV hardware.
The time allotted for events surrounding the grand opening varies by network. USA todayfor example, offers live streaming throughout the day YouTube channel and on the website.
CNN will begin coverage at midnight EST on January 20th and continue covering related events until or after 10:00 PM EST. The broadcast is broadcast live CNNCNN connected TVs and mobile apps, CNN.comand on Max (formerly HBO Max) for subscribers.
ABC begins coverage with its inaugural “Good Morning America” program at 7:00 a.m. EST, followed by a newscast at 9:00 a.m. EST thereafter ABC News Live website and app.
CBS news as not reported its opening coverage schedule at the time of writing, but will likely cover the event all day online, on the website and in the app.NBC will make its online broadcast and live blog available starting at 7:00 a.m. through it NBC News in the app and its streaming platforms – including NBCNews.com, Peacockits Roku channel and Samsung TV Plus channel and YouTube.
Fox News will begin broadcasting events at 4:00 AM EST, with the official opening event broadcast from 11:30 AM to 5:00 PM EST on its website and application. It also covers related events, including the opening ceremony, until the evening.
PBS will cover Opening Day at 8:00 a.m. EST, with special coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST on its network, on the websiteand through its YouTube channel. Due to the lack of commercial breaks PBS is meant to offer the most uninterrupted events.
Swearing in and other events
In addition to the oath of office, the opening will include live performances and social events. Country singers Carrie Underwood and Lee Greenwood are among the entertainers scheduled to perform.
In addition to the swearing-in of the president-elect, the swearing-in of the vice-president will also take place; President Trump’s Inaugural Address; the signing ceremony of appointments, memoranda, declarations and executive orders; opening lunch and evening opening party.
However, the traditional outdoor procession to the Capitol before the inauguration, as well as the “pass in review,” in which the new president and vice president review the military forces before leading the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House, are likely to be missed. for cold weather.
Instead, President Trump plans to host a modified version of the traditional inaugural parade at Washington’s Capital One Arena, which can hold about 20,000 people. This is a small number compared to the 250,000 visitors who originally expected to watch the ceremony and procession outside.
Let’s make presidential history
This marks Trump’s second term as president, as he lost the 2020 election to Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Not being re-elected until 2024 gives him the rare distinction of being both the 45th and 47th President of the United States to be sworn in again.
The only other similar turn in American history was when Democrat Grover Cleveland won his first term in 1885, but lost in 1888 to Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison. Cleveland ran for office again in 1892 and won a second term, becoming both the 22nd and 24th President of the United States.
Apple CEO Tim Cook donated $1 million of his own money to the inaugural fund and plans to attend the inauguration ceremony, although he was also a frequent visitor to the White House during the Biden administration. Other technology leaders and companies have also donated to the fund, hoping to curry favor with the incoming administration.