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This Inauguration Speech Looks Different

President-elect Donald Trump arrives during the 58th Presidential Inauguration in 2017.

FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2017 file photo, President-elect Donald Trump arrives during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. An internal watchdog has found no wrongdoing by the National Park Service in a dispute over crowd size at President Donald Trump’s inauguration. An unidentified person complained that a senior park service official had instructed employees to alter records related to crowd size for the inauguration. The Interior Department’s office of inspector general said it found no evidence to substantiate the claim. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) Carolyn Kaster/AP

By Riley Rogerson, Evan McMorris-Santoro and John T. Seward

January 20, 2025 06:00 AM

Donald Trump’s first inaugural address is widely remembered as a dark depiction of the nation in decline, best summarized by the phrase “American carnage.”

As Trump returns to Washington for his second term, his inauguration will certainly look different than last time, with the ceremony now taking place in the Capitol rotunda, which only holds about 600 people. And as far as his speech goes, Republican lawmakers are expecting a slightly different tone.

“No matter what he says,” Rep. Eric Burlison told NOTUS, “I’m sure it will be funny.”