Due to the freezing temperatures expected in the US capital, the inauguration ceremony will be held inside the Capitol and not outside as usual.
United States President-elect Donald Trump arrived in Washington DC to celebrate with his family, supporters and political allies his second inauguration this Monday.
Donald Trump began celebrating his return to power Saturday evening with fireworks at the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) from Washington.
He then arrived in Washington as ceremony organizers worked to move most outdoor events inside the Capitol due to forecasted freezing temperatures.
A first since President Ronald Reagan was sworn in in 1985 for his second term.
Donald Trump left Florida with his wife Melania Trump and their son Barron aboard a US C-32 military plane for a flight dubbed “Special Air Mission 47”, in reference to the fact that he is set to become the country’s 47th president.
This is a courtesy traditionally extended by the outgoing administration to the incoming administration.
Donald Trump did not make a government plane available to Joe Biden before his inauguration in 2021, the Democrat went to Washington aboard a privately chartered plane.
Promises of expulsions
In an interview with NBC, Donald Trump confirmed that his administration would begin “very early, very quickly” to follow through on a campaign promise to carry out mass deportations of migrants living in the United States without legal authorization.
After Donald Trump takes office, federal immigration agents are expected to initially target more than 300 people in the Chicago area with a history of violent crime, according to an official familiar with the planning.
“If this does not happen, we will no longer have a country”said Donald Trump, who refused to specify where the deportation operations would begin.
Donald Trump left office in 2021, refusing to accept his defeat by Democrat Joe Biden. Some of his supporters, furious, then invaded the Capitol.
He then broke tradition by not attending Joe Biden’s inauguration.
The latter will remain faithful to one of the most powerful symbols of democratic transmission, by welcoming Donald Trump to the White House and joining him on the journey to the Capitol before the new president takes the oath of office.
The theme of his inauguration speech will be “unity and strength, as well as the word equity”.
The “People’s March”
But even before Donald Trump’s arrival in the capital, groups of demonstrators, mainly women, began taking to the streets to defend women’s rights, which they believe are threatened by the new administration.
ADVERTISEMENT“I didn’t want to sit at home and worry in front of the TV”said Melody Hamoud, one of the demonstrators.
“I wanted to feel like our movement still has energy and to be surrounded by other people who feel the same way.”
Saturday’s march, renamed “People’s March” after the “Women’s March” born in 2016 after the first election of Donald Trump, highlighted themes linked to feminism, racial justice, the fight against militarization .
Protesters held placards bearing slogans such as “Save America” And “Against abortion? So don’t do it.”
ADVERTISEMENTWomen outraged by Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election flocked to Washington in 2017 and organized large rallies in several cities across the country, laying the groundwork for a grassroots movement known as the March of women”.
