It was eight years ago, but who still remembers it? Hundreds of thousands of women demonstrated in Washington against Donald Trump, the day after the inauguration ceremony of the new president, on January 21, 2017. The day before, the National Mall, which runs through the political center of the federal capital and where had took place his swearing-in, had welcomed sparse ranks of Republican supporters.
This year, Trump's return to power is accompanied by a huge world “MAGA” celebration (“Make America Great Again”, the slogan of the Trumpists), with political figures from the reactionary right rushing from all over the planet. , galas to the glory of the 47e President of the United States, business that promises to be fruitful and millions of dollars sucked up by the Trump empire.
The show of force, however, risks being spoiled by the freezing cold which is expected to fall on Washington on Monday, with negative temperatures expected around −6°C. The swearing-in ceremony will therefore be repatriated from the steps of the Capitol to inside the rotunda of Congress, the very place which was invaded by the rioters of January 6, 2021. The ceremony for the second term of Ronald Reagan, in 1985, was also held there due to extreme cold. “We will open the Capital One Arena [salle omnisports de Washington], Monday, for a live broadcast of this historic event and to host the presidential parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One after my swearing in.”promised Donald Trump on Friday on his Truth Social network, keen not to deprive himself of the expected popular jubilation.
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