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 on New Orleans and the Trump Hotel that are being investigated as a terrorist incident.
Newsweek reached out to the Trump transition team for comment.
Trump has not held a rally in Washington since he gave a speech on the Ellipse on January 6, 2021, which preceded that of his supporters at the Capitol. This is also the first demonstration since his electoral victory. Before her inauguration in 2016, she went on a “thank you tour” of several states that preceded her.
Doors will open at 11 a.m, and people are able to register for up to two tickets per phone number for the Make America Great Again Victory Rally which starts at 3 p.m. at Capital One Arena on January 19, according to the Trump Inauguration website.
“Join President Trump at the Capital One Arena for a victory rally you’ll never forget!” the website reads.
The stadium is the home of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association. It has capacity for just over 20,000 people.
Already the event is being questioned on security grounds. Former director of Department of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson told MSNBC’s Morning Joe host Jonathan Lemire that the short notice for the rally, in light of the recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas, could present a problem for security.
The occasion will take place a day before Trump’s inauguration. On January 20, the unveiling will take place at the U. S. Capitol in Washington, D. C. , on the West Front, across from the National Mall and offering perspectives 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 spokesman told Reuters in November. Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, also declined the invitation to Trump’s inauguration.
However, flags will fly at half-mast at Trump’s inauguration. Biden ordered American flags to fly 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 Dec. 27 shows Trump has a positive approval rating heading into the new year: 51 percent of Americans approve of how he is handling his transition to power, compared to 44 percent who disapprove.
Gallup reported that Trump’s approval score in 2016 was on par with his disapproval score, making the most recent ballot an improvement on most fronts for him; the main exception was that the voter noted that “each and 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 has made a limited number of inauguration tickets available to the public through members of Congress, which will be made available to the public in the weeks leading up to the occasion. ArrayTickets are free.
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