What’s on the menu for Donald Trump’s first luncheon?
President Donald Trump sits at the Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) luncheon at the US Capitol after being sworn in on January 20.
But what’s on the menu?
While the exact details of the 2025 event have yet to be released, if history is any proof, diners will be treated to a three-course meal that includes seafood, a meat entree and a dessert – possibly topped with ice cream.
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As Trump now calls Florida home, it wouldn’t be surprising to see dishes influenced by the Sunshine State’s legendary cuisine — or the cuisine under Vice President J.D. Vance’s Ohio.
In the year In 2017, the last time the inaugural lunch was held, Trump and about 200 luncheon guests had a three-course meal. (The 2021 event was not held due to the corona virus outbreak.)
President Donald Trump and about 200 guests are expected to dine at Statuary Hall after taking the oath of office. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The first course was Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp topped with a saffron sauce and peanut crumble, followed by a main course of roast Seven Hills Angus beef with dark chocolate and pine jus and potato gratin.
Dessert was chocolate souffle with cherry vanilla ice cream.
The 2017 menu was similar to the menu at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013.
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There, guests can enjoy steamed lobster and New England chowder, followed by roast bison, “Red Potato Horseman’s Pie and Wild Huckleberry Reduction” and “Hudson Valley Apple Pie” with delicious ice cream, aged cheese and honey.
The last inaugural luncheon that did not include ice cream as part of the dessert was the second inauguration of President George W. Bush in 2005.
The luncheon typically consists of a three-course meal. (Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images)
The dessert at that event was “steamed lemon pudding and apple wild cherry compote.”
The inaugural luncheon was first held in 1897, but the current one dates back to 1953, according to the JCCIC website.
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“That year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower, and fifty other JCCIC guests dined on fried chicken, baked ham, and potato puffs in the now-restored Old Senate Chamber,” according to the website.
The event is now held at Statuary Hall.
President Dwight Eisenhower (center right) was the first president to modernize the traditional graduation luncheon. (Getty Images)
“The luncheon, which usually features meals reflecting the residences of the new president and vice president or the JCCIC chairman, also includes speeches, JCCIC gifts, and toasts to the new administration,” he said. The website.
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This theme “recognizes the commitment of the Founders to future generations of America to preserve the continuity and stability of our democratic system of government,” the JCC said.
Fox News Digital contacted the JCCIC for details on the 2025 first lunch menu.