Washington (TDI): President-elect Donald Trump arrived in the Washington area on Saturday evening for a celebration of his return to power ahead of an inauguration ceremony.
Trump flew aboard an Air Force plane sent by outgoing President Joe Biden to the Republican’s base in Palm Beach, Florida, where the Republican prepared his transition after winning the November 5 election over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump’s wife, Melania, daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, accompanied him on Saturday’s flight, according to Reuters.
After arriving at Dulles airport in suburban Virginia, Trump headed to his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington.
Trump is due to hold a rally with supporters inside the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on the eve of his inauguration, as well as a post-inauguration event on Monday afternoon.
Frigid Weather Forecast
Frigid weather forecast for Monday prompted Donald Trump to move the inauguration ceremonies from the iconic west front of the US Capitol building indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, and the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capital One Arena.
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In the Capitol Rotunda, Trump will take oath at 12pm ET (10:00pm PKT) then deliver an inaugural address, a speech that typically sets the tone for the president’s 4-year term.
It will be the first time since Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in January 1985 that the big event will be organized moved indoors.
Most of the more than 220,000 ticketed guests who had been due to watch from the US Capitol grounds will be unable to view the oath-taking inside the building.
Just a fraction will be able to fit inside the 20,000-seat Capital One Arena where the inauguration will be telecast and parade entertainers and participants are likely to perform.
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Trump’s supporters who had planned to attend the inauguration ceremony were already walking around downtown Washington.
Once he returns to the White House on Monday afternoon, Trump is likely to start signing dozens of executive orders and directives to crack down on migration, boost US energy production and other priorities.
