Trump arrives in Washington, D.C., as days of inaugural celebrations begin | Global News Avenue

President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday, kicking off days of festivities heralding his second inauguration as president, four years after he left the city in the shadow of his supporters’ attack on the Capitol.

His plane landed at Dulles Airport in the evening and headed to Trump Sterling Golf Club for planned evening festivities and fireworks. Reporters said Trump got off the plane around 7:20 p.m. and did not answer questions. He briefly stopped to wave to the media and pumped his fist in the air twice.

Previously, Trump, Melania and their son Barron boarded a plane at 5:13 pm Eastern Time and left the Palm Beach International Airport in Florida near Mar-a-Lago. His team spent the transition there Since he won the election. The three turned around at the top of the stairs, Trump waved, and walked inside the plane.

The ceremonial change of power will begin as solemn pomp and circumstance in Washington combines with Trump-branded parties: a fireworks display at one of his luxury golf estates, with guests including tech titans, friends from the business community and conservative media Celebrities, as well as thousands of his supporters, came from across the country.

A blast of arctic air is expected to leave the nation’s capital Inauguration Day faces bitter cold Organizers are also scrambling to get into most of Monday’s outdoor events, including the swearing-in ceremony.

“Arctic storm sweeps across country,” Trump wrote About the Truth Society. “I did not want to see people hurt in any way…so, in addition to prayers and other speeches, I ordered the inaugural address to be delivered in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol. Designed by Ronald Reagan in 1985, It’s also because the weather is very cold.”

country music star Carrie UnderwoodBilly Ray Cyrus and Jason Aldean, disco band The Countrymen, rapper Nelly and musician Kid Rock are scheduled to perform at ceremonies and events related to the inauguration. Actor Jon Voight and wrestler Hulk Hogan are also expected to appear, along with a bevy of pro-Trump executives: Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk, Amazon founder Jeff ·Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and TikTok CEO Shouzi Zhou.

The only public event on Trump’s schedule is an evening reception and fireworks show at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, just outside the city.

When Trump plays at his club, Vice President-elect J.D. Vance Will attend a reception and host a dinner for Cabinet members in Washington.

On Sunday, the eve of his inauguration, Trump plans to attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery before heading to a rally at Capital One Stadium in Washington. The rally will be followed by a private dinner.

On Inauguration Day, Trump will hold a traditional prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church before heading to the White House for his customary tea with the outgoing president and first lady.

Trump then headed to the Capitol, where his inauguration ceremony has been moved indoors as temperatures plummeted, making it the coldest Inauguration Day in 40 years. It’s unclear how the ceremony will fit into the Capitol rotunda, which can only hold 600 people. More than 250,000 ticketed guests watched the inauguration around the Capitol.

The Congressional Joint Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which is responsible for planning the event, said in a statement that “the vast majority of ticket-holding guests will not be able to attend the ceremony in person.”

Eight years ago, Trump’s critics were grappling with whether to attend his inauguration, considering whether to break with long-standing convention and send a signal to the divisive new president. This year, outspoken resistance to Trump has disappeared, with two notable absences: former first lady michelle obama and Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Neither explained why she was absent from the ceremony.

After Trump is sworn in and delivers his inaugural speech, it will be held A ceremonial farewell to Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. As a new Republican administration takes office, Trump will head to the Capitol for a signing ceremony to approve some of his first official actions, followed by a congressional lunch and a review of U.S. troops.

A traditional parade planned along Pennsylvania Avenue has been turned into an indoor event because of the cold, and Trump again plans to speak to gathered supporters before heading to the Oval Office for a signing ceremony. Three gorgeous balls will be held in the evening, accompanied by musical performances.

Trump’s arrival in Washington will once again spark protests and vigils over issues such as abortion, immigrant rights and Israel’s war with Hamas, but the demonstrations will have a different feel and intensity than at the start of his first term.

this In 2017, women outraged by Trump’s victory sparked the Women’s March, Drawing more than 500,000 people to Washington and millions more to cities across the country, it was one of the largest single-day demonstrations in U.S. history.

The march returns on Saturday, renamed the People’s March, and organizers say their focus will be less on Trump and more on issues surrounding women and reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration, climate and democracy. Broad goals. It’s a lot less attractive than it was eight years ago.

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