From criminal sentencing to inauguration: Timeline of Trump’s dramatic return to White House

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery The podium on the stage is seen on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol after a rehearsal ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Washington December 17 – Electoral College vote The electors met in each state to cast their votes for president and vice president. January 9 – Attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral Trump came face to face with his former Vice President Mike Pence, and the two exchanged a few words and an awkward handshake, which is perhaps the most anyone could have hoped for given that their partnership ended with a crowd of Trump supporters calling for his second-in-command’s hanging during the Capitol riot. open image in gallery Stand-ins rehearse the swearing-in of President-elect Donald Trump on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of the upcoming inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Washington January 18 – Official inauguration events begin Ahead of the inauguration on January 20, a four-day celebration will begin with a reception and fireworks display at Trump’s golf course in Virginia. January 19 – Victory rally, wreath-laying ceremony, and candlelight dinner The day before the inauguration will see Trump take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.