WATCH: Carrie Underwood performs ‘America the Beautiful’ | Trump 2025 Inauguration

Country music star Carrie Underwood performed “America the Beautiful,” backed by the Armed Forces Chorus and the U.S. Naval Academy Glee Club, moments after Donald Trump delivered his inaugural address as the 47th president of the United States.

The inauguration ceremony, including the swearings-in, is taking place indoors this year, a last-minute change to the pomp and circumstance due to extreme cold forecasted for the nation’s capital.

When Trump returns to the White House on Monday, he’s expected to act quickly on his campaign promises and roll back his predecessor’s policies. As his second term begins, his party controls both chambers of Congress and conservative justices have a majority on the Supreme Court. Trump is only the second president to return to office in non-consecutive terms, the only president convicted of a felony and the oldest person to win election to the White House.

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