On Saturday, January 18, US President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington with his wife and son ahead of his second inauguration, which will take place on January 20, 2025.. Focus collected details of the upcoming event.
According to AP News, Donald Trump arrived in Washington with his wife Melania Trump and son Barron aboard a US military aircraft C-32 on a flight called Special Air Mission 47.
As noted in the publication, before this, the politician held a festive event at his Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles from Washington.. As his motorcade approached the golf club, he was greeted by dozens of Americans who gathered along the road and chanted “Trump” and “USA, USA!
At the golf club, Trump gave a speech and then went out onto the balcony to watch fireworks and a performance by tenor Christopher Macchio.. During his address, he announced his readiness to take a number of decrees and other measures in the first days of his new administration.
Donald Trump's second inauguration as the 47th President of the United States will take place on January 20, 2025 in Washington.. The day before, on Sunday, the politician will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, after which he will attend a rally at Capital One Arena in Washington.. The rally will be followed by a private dinner..
Trump will begin his inauguration day with a traditional prayer at St. John's Episcopal Church and then head to the White House for a traditional tea party with the outgoing president and first lady.. Next, the politician goes to the Capitol.
According to journalists, since a sharp drop in temperature is expected on the day of the inauguration, the ceremony was moved indoors. The traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue will also be a closed event due to the cold..
Trump will give a speech before heading to the White House for the signing ceremony in the Oval Office.. Three balls are planned for the evening, which will alternate with musical performances.
According to The New York Times, many billionaires, businessmen and technology company executives will attend the inauguration of the 47th US president.. Among them are three of the richest people in the world: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.. Also invited are Apple CEO Tim Cook and TikTok CEO Shu Chu..
Among the foreign politicians who will attend the event are Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, Argentine President Javier Miley, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya.
Former US leaders Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are also expected to attend the inauguration, but they will not be at the traditional lunch with the president-elect that day..
According to NBC News, some athletes and musicians will also appear at the event, including football player Antonio Brown, boxer Mike Tyson, mixed martial artist Jorge Masvidal, hockey player Evander Kane, as well as musicians Anuel AA, Justin Quiles, Rod Wave, Kodak Black and Fivio..
Let us remind you that on the eve of his inauguration, Donald Trump announced the launch of his own memecoin $TRUMP. Within hours of launch, $TRUMP attracted $3 billion in trading volumes and reached a market capitalization of 2 billion.
It was also reported that bookmakers have significantly worsened their forecast as to whether Donald Trump will be able to end the war in Ukraine within 90 days of his inauguration.