It’s rare for the two federal holidays to overlap, and this is just the third time in history that a president will take the oath of office on MLK Day.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance were sworn into office on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day the nation is commemorating the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year,

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy of service."

More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

Today's local leaders expressed defiance toward Trump, while young speakers at the Columbus celebration spoke in hopeful tones about the future.

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” -- Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865.

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

“Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service always inspires me,” Obama wrote on Instagram. “This #MLKDay, I hope you’ll join me and @WhenWeAllVote in honoring Dr. King’s life and legacy by getting involved in your community.”

Reverend Al Sharpton held an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. during the inauguration, voicing caution about Trump's administration.

The sidewalk leading to the memorial was slick with ice. The nearest parking lot was a long, frigid walk away. Security fencing formed a maze. And far-right Proud Boys roamed the streets of the nation’s capital in celebration of an election they viewed as a win for their cause.

President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance were sworn in inside the capitol on Monday morning. Following the inauguration, several local leaders reacted to the swearing-in. “An air of true excitement and hope has overcome our great nation on this historic day.