A powerful victory rally Sunday marked President-elect Donald Trump’s first full day back in Washington since the election. The Republican celebrated his return to the White House by projecting defiant optimism despite deep divisions on the eve of his inauguration.
Fans filled most of the more than 20,000-seat Capital One Arena to hear a performance by Kid Rock, who performed “All Summer Long” despite a mix of cold, rain and snow at the stadium. outside. Other personalities to take the stage included billionaire Elon Musk and Lee Greenwood, whose song “God Bless the USA” served as Mr. Trump’s re-election campaign anthem.
“Our hero, a man who never gave up on the American people, and we, the people, never gave up on him,” actor Jon Voight told the crowd.
Stephen Miller, chosen by Donald Trump to be his deputy chief of staff and one of the main architects of the administration’s promised immigration policies, promised that “justice is coming.”
“We are about to take back our country and our democracy,” Mr. Miller said, adding that Donald J. Trump is about to save this country.”
Mr. Trump, who has promised to sign a series of executive actions, including on border policy between the United States and Mexico, is expected to speak later in the evening.
On Sunday, the president-elect had a chance to energize his core supporters before the official pomp of Inauguration Day. Donald Trump had a private breakfast with Republican senators at Blair House, the president’s official guest residence, across the street from the White House. He then posed for a photo with the 10 Republican senators and his new chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
Jubilant crowds celebrated Mr. Trump’s second term and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement’s complete control of the Republican Party.
Many came from all over the country and were decked out in their finest clothing, including fur coats. Mr. Trump’s supporters brought a party atmosphere to hotels and restaurants in Washington. As they moved between the festivities, some could be heard chanting “MAGA” or simply saying the word as a greeting to their comrades.
The atmosphere has been a remarkable change from four years ago, when Donald Trump left the nation’s capital in disgrace and missed his successor’s inauguration. Mr. Trump fought his way through the 2024 Republican presidential primaries and won in November by an Electoral College margin not seen since Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election.
Yet even with this comfortable victory and his party’s full – albeit limited – control of Congress, the new president is one of the most polarizing figures in US history, with almost as many detractors as supporters. That means it could be difficult for the future president to keep his promises to promote bipartisanship while bridging political differences.
The president-elect insisted that unity would be a theme of his inauguration speech on Monday.
-“January 20th can’t come soon enough!” Mr. Trump posted on his social media site. “Everyone, even those who initially opposed a victory for President Donald J. Trump and the Trump administration, just wants it to happen.”
With freezing temperatures expected on Monday, Mr. Trump requested that most of his inauguration’s outdoor events be moved indoors. Officials held a rehearsal Sunday for his swearing-in in the Capitol Rotunda, which can accommodate only 600 people compared to the more than 250,000 guests who had tickets to watch the inauguration from the Capitol grounds.
President TikTok
Throughout the celebrations, Mr. Trump also took to his social network to comment on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and the ban on TikTok in the United States.
“The hostages are starting to come out today! Three wonderful young women will be the first,” Mr. Trump wrote.
Overnight, millions of US TikTok users lost the ability to watch videos on the platform as a federal ban on the app went into effect. Although the site has become available again for some users, the disruptions follow a law requiring its China-based parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app for national security reasons.
The company personally called on Mr. Trump to intervene, posting a message saying: “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office.” .
Mr. Trump then posted: “I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay in the dark!” He promised to issue an executive order Monday “to extend the period before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so we can reach an agreement to protect our national security.”
The president-elect also wrote that he was interested in the United States owning 50% of TikTok, although he did not give many details on what that would look like. New national security adviser Michael Waltz insisted Mr Trump could find a solution by Monday.
“I think we should all be confident that he can work out this kind of deal,” Waltz said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” He also noted that the president-elect discussed TikTok during a weekend call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that they “agreed to work together on this topic.”
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