The president-elect and his supporters paid in opposition to the outgoing Biden administration for a victory rally on the eve of his inauguration, Richard Hall wrote of Trump’s rally in Washington, D. C.
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It was Donald Trump’s first major rally in Washington DC since he instructed thousands of his supporters to storm the Capitol four years ago, and his last before being sworn in for a historic second term as president.
Their supporters aligned outside the Onena Capitol in thousands for their “Victoria Rally” on the eve of its time at the inauguration. Some arrived the day before to install the camp in the cold cold. In the morning, the line ended for dozens of blocks around the city in mid -DC.
Trump took to the stage as happy as he has ever been, on the cusp of an impossible political comeback. This was not a speech to unite the country — if it would come at all, that would come tomorrow. This was a party for the MAGA faithful, a chance to revel and gloat in his victory.
“Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on 4 long years of American decline and we are a new total day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,” he told thousands of his supporters.
“We are going to end the reign of a political and corrupt political status in Washington,” he continued. “We will not bear it anymore. “
Describing his Maga base as “the greatest political motion in history”, the first and next president repeated the false statement that the 2020 elections stole, insisting that this time his victory is “too great for the rig. “
“They tried. They tried,” he continued, arguing that he had won the presidential elections through one of the smallest margins in recent history.
Loud cheers came when he declared that, “as of today, TikTok is back!” — referring to his intervention to overturn the ban on the popular social media network.
“Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it. A lot of jobs. We don’t want to give our business to China. We don’t want to give our business to other people,” he added.
He promised his supporters that they would be “very happy” with his next announcement about his followers who imprisoned for assaulting the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The crowd was heated through some of its maximum prominent and hard line supporters, each established the same tone.
Saperer Fox News presenter Megyn Kelly, criticized celebrities who supported the “false” Kamala Harris and promised that there were only “20 hours until our long nightmare ended” the Stephen Miller matrix, Trump’s team to be the staff assistant leader and a key key. Architect of its immigration policies throughout the line, accused the Democrats of seeking “stealing their future” and swore that “justice is approaching. ” The president of the UFC and his former friend Dana White has punished the “means of consumption, the prosecutors and supporters of the murderers. ” Kid Rock provided its exclusive form of musical entertainment.
For Trump’s supporters, it was a chance to celebrate his unlikely return. Many tried and failed to get into the event, even after lining up since the morning. Some queued for eight hours only to be turned away from the 20,000 capacity stadium.
Sabrine Finau, a 51-year-old dental hygienist, came from California to celebrate Trump’s victory. Wearing a poncho and a MAGA hat to protect herself from the sleet, she told The Independent what that victory meant to her.
“It means freedom, freedom for Americans, free speech. It means we’ve got a president in office that’s going to actually uphold the Constitution and protect Americans,” she said.
The weather was terrible, but it did not dampen the crowd’s spirits. Street preachers shouted into microphones, competing for attention with juggling stilt walkers and a saxophonist.
“I love this kind of weather,” said Mike P, a 45-year-old DC resident, draped in a Trump flag, as the sleet bounced off his hat. “It means a lot to be here. It’s an opportunity to be around fellow Americans and celebrate this day, right before the Inauguration.”
When asked what he expected to see at the time of Trump’s moments, he said: “Go back to” the economy, stupid. “We want annoying government progress. “
John Sutphin, 67, traveled from Red Bank, New Jersey, for the inauguration. He said he was not deterred when the event was closed to the public because of an expected bitter winter storm.
“I do understand politics and I understand that there’s two different parties, and I understand everything. But the country has not been going in the right direction,” he said.
“The economy, the wars, the hostages, everything that has only been America has been sweet, good, and Mr. Donald Trump, he is in a position to replace that,” he added.
Did you already believe that Trump would return to the White House, after the attack on the Capitol, judicial matters, convictions?
“Listen, there is no 100%political, okay? They are all liars and they are all cheat. But who is for the United States and who is for our country? Donald Trump is man,” he replied.
The crowds of other people with red hats have invaded snowy streets when night fell. These supporters who have not entered the sand accumulated in corridor bars fully reserved through the capital, making a song “USA. !” USA! “While watching the collection on television.
Trump concluded his speech by promising the “greatest four years in American history. “
“We will fight fight fight, and we will win win win.”
He ended with a physical promise that the next 4 years would be so strange, if not more foreigners, such as the first 4. At order, the other people in the village joined him at the level for an interpretation of a song that was He has become a call to the cinema of his meetings over the years.
Trump danced his dance now notorious in YMCA, and the crowd unleashed.
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