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The demonstration represented a break with culture for the presidents, who sought to reserve their remarks for the official inauguration speech.
By Michael D. Shear and Maggie Haberman
Michael D. Shear reported from Washington and Maggie Haberman from inside the Capital One Arena.
President-elect Donald J. Trump delivered a boastful, campaign-style rally at a downtown Washington arena on the eve of his second inaugural, celebrating his election victory and vowing to advance his agenda in spite of what he called a “failed and corrupt political establishment” in the nation’s capital.
The speech at the Capital One Arena, near the White House, is classic Trump. In comments rife with exaggerations and outright lies, the president-elect denounced illegal immigration, boasted about the swing states he won last November, and disparaged President Biden.
“Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand-new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,” the president-elect said, adding that Mr. Biden presided over “a failed administration. We’re not going to take it anymore.”
The compilation broke with the culture in which presidents have tried to reserve their remarks for the formal inaugural address, delivered moments after taking the oath of office before world observation.
In one of his most anticipated actions, Trump strongly hinted that he would pardon many of those convicted of the attack on the Capitol on January 6 four years ago.
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