Indiana lawmakers weigh in on Trump’s inauguration

On January 21, 2025By Littum

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Several Indiana lawmakers made their way to Washington on Jan. 20 to watch President-elect Donald Trump take the oath of office again and become the 47th President of the United States.

“Well, today is a new day in America, and despite the cold temperatures outside, the enthusiasm in and around here in Washington, but around the country, is off the charts, and it’s a new day that we will turn a page. We want to restore American prosperity at home. We want to make sure that our enemies fear us and that our allies respect us,” said U.S. Rep. Rudy Yakym, Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District.

“I’m excited. It’s going to be a great day for America, and it’s a great day to have our new president and have him do the things that he’s been talking about all along on the campaign trail. And now it’s time to to get to work and get it done. And the people back home appreciate it, too. They want us to get to work and get it done,” said U.S. Rep. Jim Baird, Indiana’s 4th congressional district.

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Rep. Yakym and Rep. Baird also expressed excitement about the blueprint for another Trump administration and executive orders that the president-elect plans to enact on his first day in office.

“One of the first things that President Trump has promised to do is to seal the southern border under President Biden. We had an open border policy for four years where we saw over nine million people cross the southern border illegally and President Trump has committed to sealing the southern border. I know a number of his executive orders are designed to do just that,” Rep. Yakym said

“He’s talked about 200 or more than 200 executive orders, and I think it’s going to be interesting, but the primary thing is, probably closing the border, Tom Holman and his activities, I think are going to be very important for this country. And when we do that, I think we’ll have an opportunity to really work on the inflation and energy aspect of what’s been going on and move it forward,” said Rep. Baird.

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The inauguration of Donald Trump will take place at noon EST on January 20. The main ceremony will take place in the Capitol Rotunda after being moved inside due to cold temperatures. The last time the inauguration was moved indoors was in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term.

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