Trump inauguration day LIVE: Melania unveils crypto coin as Donald Trump teases Jan 6 ‘hostages’ decision

Donald Trump and his team will be in “a two-year race” to change the US – and the world – from the moment he is inaugurated inside the Capitol on Monday.

Sources close to the 47th president of the United States of America have privately noted that he has until the midterm elections in November 2026 to fulfil his policy agenda while the Republicans still have control of the Congress and Senate.

After that, the tone will probably switch to who will succeed him as the Republican nominee in 2028, with Vice President JD Vance currently in the driving seat but not guaranteed.

David Maddox has this report.

You can check out a livefeed of the scene at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as the removal men pile in and Joe and Jill Biden hand over to the keys to Donald and Melania Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump will become the first American president since Grover Cleveland to enter the White House for a non-consecutive second term when he is sworn-in as the 47th commander-in-chief at the US Capitol’s rotunda in Washington DC on Monday afternoon, the ceremony belatedly forced indoors by sub-zero temperatures for the first time since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration on January 20 1985.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of this historic day.

Richard Hall reports from Donald Trump’s victory rally in Washington, D.C., on the eve of his inauguration — the culmination of a dramatic political comeback.

The price of bitcoin has hit a new all-time-high amid a crypto market frenzy fuelled by incoming US president Donald Trump.

The world’s leading cryptocurrency reached above $108,000 for the first time in its history on Monday morning, just hours before Trump is dues to take office. Bitcoin’s latest price surge follows the launch of Trump’s own cryptocurrency, as well as that of his wife Melania.

Trump has promised the crypto industry that he will make the US the “bitcoin capital of the world” as president.

Our deputy technology editor Anthony Cuthbertson reports:

Rhian Lubin looks at what happened next.

Hours before the second inauguration of president-elect Donald Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump has launched her own cryptocurrency.

“The Official Melania Meme is live! You can buy $MELANIA now,” Ms Trump posted on X in the early hours of Monday.

The launch of $Melania comes just days after Mr Trump launched his own meme coin, and appeared to briefly tank the value of $Trump before it then rebounded.

Both the $Trump and $Melania coins have risen in value since launch but are also seeing volatile trade, and their respective websites note that the cryptocurrencies are “not intended to be, or the subject of” an investment opportunity or a security.

Our science and technology reporter Vishwam Sankaran has more details:

Incoming-first lady Melania Trump launches her own crypto coin on the eve of her husband’s inauguration. On Sunday, Melania announced that “The Official Melania Meme is live!” via her official X account. “You can buy $MELANIA now.” The announcement comes a day after President-elect Donald Trump launched the $Trump cryptocurrency.

“As of today, TikTok is back,” Trump said. “So, you know, I did a little TikTok thing. We have a guy…he’s a young kid, like 21 years old, and we hired this guy, and I went on Tiktok. Can you believe what I’ll do to win an election?”

“So whether you like Tiktok or not, we’re going to make a lot of money,” he added.

Katie Hawkinson watched his remarks.