Amid a heightened terrorist threat, President-elect Donald Trump is hosting a “never forgotten victory rally” for 20,000 supporters on the eve of his inauguration in Washington, D. C.
The “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” will begin at 3 p. m. at Capital One Arena on Jan. 19, and the announcement came here on Jan. 1, the day of the attacks in New Orleans and the Trump Hotel that are being investigated as a terrorist incident.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump transition for comment.
Trump has not held a rally in D.C. since he delivered a speech on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, which proceeded the insurrection on the Capitol by his supporters. It also marks the first rally since his election victory. Prior to his 2016 Inauguration he held a “thank you tour” in several states leading up to it.
Doors will open at 11 a. m. m. and people will need to register for up to two tickets by phone number for the Make America Great Again Victory Rally that begins at 3 p. m. m. at the Capital One Arena on January 19, according to Trump’s inauguration. website.
“Join President Trump at Capital One Arena for a victory rally you’ll forget!” read the website.
The arena is the home to the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals as well as the National Basketball Association’s Washington Wizards. It is able to hold slightly over 20,000 people.
The occasion is already being called for security reasons. Former Department of Homeland Security Director Jeh Johnson told MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Jonathan Lemire that the demonstration’s short development, despite recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, may be a security problem.
The event will take place a day before Trump is sworn into office. On January 20 the inauguration will take place at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., usually on the West Front, which faces the National Mall and offers a view of the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers have announced they will attend Trump’s inauguration. But President Joe Biden and his first daughter, Jill Biden, plan to attend, a White House spokesperson told Reuters in November. Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, also rejected Trump’s invitation to his inauguration.
However, flags will fly at half-staff at Trump’s inauguration. Biden ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days in honor of Jimmy Carter, the longest-serving U. S. president, who died at age 100.
Jan. 20 marks Trump’s second inauguration, as the 47th president. Ohio Senator J. D. Vance will be sworn in as vice president.
A new Gallup poll released on December 27 shows that Trump has positive approval ratings heading into the new year: 51% of Americans approve of how he is handling his transition to power, compared to 44% who disapprove.
Gallup reported that Trump’s approval score in 2016 was the same as his disapproval score, making the most recent vote an improvement on many fronts for him; the main exception was that the voter noted that “every new president since Bill Clinton had transition approval scores of at least 61 percent. “” with a 30-point gap in their disapproval scores.
Jeh Johnson, former director of the Department of Homeland Security, told MSNBC: “A very gigantic drive at the presidential point presents a significant security challenge in terms of resources and manpower, so it is not as undeniable as organizing a large party in no time. ” Era of time. “We want to put a lot of security in position when there is someone about to be president in this existing risk environment. “
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies made a limited number of inauguration tickets available to the public through members of Congress, which will be available to the public in the weeks leading up to the event. Tickets are free.
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