section_path: Context
section_name: Context
paragraph_text: Context
  
  The inauguration marked the formal culmination of Donald Trump's presidential transition that began with his election on November 6, 2024, him becoming the president-elect. Trump and his running mate JD Vance were formally elected by the Electoral College on December 17, 2024. The victory was certified by an electoral vote tally by a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2025. In accordance with Article I, Section 6 of the United States Constitution, Vance resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate effective midnight on January 10, 2025.
  
  The inauguration marked the formal culmination of Donald Trump's presidential transition that began with his election on November 6, 2024, him becoming the president-elect. Trump and his running mate JD Vance were formally elected by the Electoral College on December 17, 2024. The victory was certified by an electoral vote tally by a joint session of Congress on January 6, 2025. In accordance with Article I, Section 6 of the United States Constitution, Vance resigned his seat in the U.S. Senate effective midnight on January 10, 2025.