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 followed as satisfied as ever, at dawn of a political return. It was not a speech to unite the country; If he arrived here, he would arrive tomorrow. It was a party for the faithful of Maga, the possibility of delighting and rejoice in his victory.
“Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes in 4 long years of American decline and we begin a new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,” he told thousands of his followers.
“We will end the reign of a failed and corrupt status quo in Washington,” he continued. “We are no longer going to endure. “
Describing its Maga Base as “the greatest political motion in history”, the first and the next president repeated the false statement that the 2020 elections were stolen, insisting that this time their victory “too giant to manipulate. “
“They tried. They tried,” he continued, arguing that he had won the presidential elections through one of the smallest margins in recent history.
The loud cheers have come when he said that “To date, Tiktok is back!”- Referring to his intervention to cancel the ban on the social media network.
“Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save him. A lot of jobs. We don’t need to give our business to China. No we need to give our business to other people,” he added.
He promised his supporters that they would be “very happy” about his upcoming announcement regarding his supporters who were jailed for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The crowd was heated through some of its maximum prominent and hard line supporters, each established the same tone.
Fox News presenter, Megyn Kelly, criticized the celebrities who supported the “false” Kamala Harris and promised that there were only “20 hours left to end our long national nightmare” Array Stephen Miller, the Trump team to be the leader staff assistant and a key architect of their immigration policies throughout the line, accused the Democrats of seeking “stealing their future” and swore that “justice is coming. ” The president of the UFC and old friend, Dana White, He has criticized the “media, prosecutors and supporters of the murderers” . kid Rock provided their exclusive form of musical entertainment.
For Trump’s supporters, it is the possibility of celebrating their unlikely return. Many attempts and failed to participate in the event, even after aligning from the morning. Some collided 8 hours to be diverted from the stadium of 20,000 capacity.
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.
“This means freedom, freedom for Americans, freedom of expression. This means that we have a hard president who will enforce the Constitution and the Americans, “he said.
The weather was terrible, but it didn’t manage the morale of the crowd. Street preachers shouted into microphones, vying for attention juggling sample walkers and a saxophonist.
“I love this type of time,” said Mike P, a DC resident of forty -five years, covered on a Trump flag, while the GRAIL jumped from his hat. “It means a lot to be here. This is an opportunity to be with your American colleagues and celebrate this day, just before the inauguration. »
Asked what he expected to see as soon as Trump’s moment period, he said, “It all comes down to ‘the economy, stupid. ‘”We want less government that hinders progress. “
John Sutphin, 67, traveled from Red Bank, New Jersey, for the inauguration. He said he was not deterred when the occasion was closed to the public due to an expected sour winter storm.
“I perceive politics and perceive that there are two other parts, and I perceive everything. But the country passed in the right direction,” he said.
“The economy, the wars, the hostages, everything has been soft on America, fine, and Mr. Donald Trump, he’s in a position to replace that,” he added.
Did he ever imagine that Trump would be back in the White House, after the attack on the Capitol, the court cases, the convictions?
“Look, there’s no such thing as a hundred percent politician, okay?They are all liars and they are all cheaters. But who is the most productive for America and who is the most productive for our country?Donald Trump is the man,” he responded.
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 promising the “four biggest years in American history. “
“We are going to fight the fight of fights, and we will get a victory. “
He ended with a physical promise that the next 4 years would be just as strange, if not more foreign, than the first 4. At his command, the other people from the village joined him on the level for a rendition of a song that has become a Call to the Cinema of their meetings over the years.
Trump danced his dance now notorious in YMCA, and the crowd unleashed.
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