A viewing party has been organized inside the Capitol One Area, but the stadium can only seat about 20,000 people.
American carnage or unity?
Since George Washington’s inauguration in 1789, the goal of a new president’s inaugural address has generally been to unite the country after a rancorous election season.
Former Republican President George W. Bush, seen here alongside Democrat Hillary Clinton, gave a vivid description of Trump’s first inaugural address.Credit: AP
Trump’s first inaugural address in 2017 didn’t exactly fit the mold.
The former Actuality Exhibits star, who had just defeated Democrat and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, described the United States as a crime- and drug-infested hellhole, with “rusting factories, scattered like tombstones”; “mothers and children trapped in poverty”; and “forgotten men and women” throughout the country.
“This American slaughter ends here and now,” he declared.
Former Republican President George W. Bush, who was one of the guests at the time, spoke for many when he turned to Hillary Clinton after the speech and noted, “That was some weird shit.”
This time, Trump insists his speech will be different.
“We are going to have a message,” he said. Meet the press‘Kristen Welker last month. “It will make you happy: unity. “It will be a message of unity.”
We will see it soon. After all, he noted that his speeches would be messages of unity before, even before his 2017 inaugural address.
It’s not just about the oath
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Inaugurations generally have several characteristics. There is the oath of office, in which the future president raises his right hand and declares: “I solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” the United States.”
There’s the inauguration parade, a tradition that began with Thomas Jefferson’s second inauguration in 1805, when he rode on horseback to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue.
And there are the inaugural balls, which originated from a party thrown in honor of President James Madison after his inauguration in 1809.
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This year, Trump will have three balls on Monday night: the Commander in Chief’s inaugural ball, aimed at military members; Liberty’s inaugural ball – featuring rapper Nelly, nation singer Jason Aldean and disco legends the Village Individuals; and the Starlight Ball, which is aimed at deep-pocketed donors.
Trump will speak at all three. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who is in Washington to attend the inauguration as a representative of the Albanian government, has been invited to the Starlight Ball.
Biden’s last goodbye
Trump’s inauguration will also mark the end of a term for Trump’s predecessor and the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden.
Fifty-three years after entering national politics as a 30-year-old senator from Delaware, Biden is leaving the White House after just one term, ousted after his disastrous debate performance last July exposed the extent of his cognitive impairment.
Biden and first lady Jill Biden will leave the inauguration after Trump is sworn in and head to Joint Base Andrews, where they will have a farewell ceremony with White House staff and aides. There, the Democratic stalwart will deliver his first speech as former president, before returning to his home state of Delaware.
It will be goodbye, Joe. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden step off Air Drive One at Joint Base Andrews.Credit: AP
In a farewell speech in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Biden wished the new administration well, but also warned the country about the challenges ahead: the emergence of a “technological industrial complex”; a crumbling free press and “an avalanche of misinformation and disinformation”; and an emerging “oligarchy” in which power is concentrated in the hands of “a very few ultra-rich people.”
‘Golden age’ for the United States
Trump will begin his second presidency with an avalanche of executive orders. More than 100 are expected to be signed on his first day in the White House, allowing the new president to effectively bypass Congress to accomplish some of his priorities.
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Among the orders will be measures to strengthen border security, increase energy production in the United States, ban transgender women from women’s sports and modify regulations. He will also order the military to start working on an “iron dome” over the United States and get rid of DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programs.
“Every sweeping, foolish executive order from the Biden administration will be repealed when he is sworn in,” he told the crowd at his “victory rally” in Washington on Sunday.
“Oh, you’ll have so much fun watching TV tomorrow. Someone said yesterday: Sir, don’t sign so many in one day. Let’s do it for weeks. Hell, we’ll do it in weeks. Let’s sign them immediately!
“The American people have given us their trust, and in return, we will give them the best first day, the best first week, and the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history.”
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