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President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
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The inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday because frigid temperatures are expected in the nation’s capital.
It’s set to be the coldest inauguration day in four decades.
“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has overseen a number of January 6 cases, said during a sentencing hearing Friday that her recent visit to the Capitol served as a reminder that “people came in and desecrated that beautiful space,” Politico reported.
The number of Democrats who have reportedly said they will skip the inauguration continues to grow.
Washington, D.C. is playing host not just to celebrations to mark Trump’s return to the White House but also to a large protest in the heart of the city. Thousands are marching, echoing the demonstrations of eight years ago when Trump first assumed office.
While the numbers are smaller, protesters are keen to show they have not gone away.
Eric Garcia writes about how Trump’s rhetoric on immigration was seen as racist and coarse. Now, it’s the consensus.
Trump’s rhetoric on immigration was seen as racist and coarse. Now, it’s the consensus, Eric Garcia writes
In a phone interview Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News’s Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker that he will likely travel to California next week to observe the aftermath of the devastating wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area.
“I will be, probably, at the end of the week,” Trump said, with his second inauguration just two days away.
“I was going to go, actually yesterday,” the president-elect added, “but I thought it would be better if I went as president. It’s a little bit more appropriate, I suspect.”
Wildfires ravaged suburban Los Angeles for days, destroying homes and businesses, displacing residents, and leaving at least 25 people dead.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, invited Trump to come to his state to view the destruction last week as Trump unleashed an escalating series of attacks on social media against him, outgoing President Joe Biden, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
Rapper Nelly is set to perform at the Inaugural Liberty Ball on January 20 with Donald Trump in attendance.
The 50-year-old artist will join the Village People and country star Jason Aldean as the entertainment for the night.
Kaleigh Werner reports.
Other musical guests throughout inaugural events include Village People, Carrie Underwood and Kid Rock
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to begin its promised campaign of unprecedented mass deportations with a series of raids in Chicago.
The raids will begin the day after the Republican is inaugurated, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Josh Marcus reports.
Trump immigration czar Tom Homan has already threatened to prosecute Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson
In a phone interview with NBC News’s Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker on Saturday, President-elect Donald Trump said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a potential ban in the U.S. after he takes office on Monday.
Trump said he hadn’t made a final decision but was considering a 90-day extension of the Sunday deadline for TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell to a non-Chinese-buyer or face a U.S. ban.
“I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation,” Trump said.
“If I decide to do that, I’ll probably announce it on Monday,” he said.
Kelly Rissman writes:
It’s been 8 years since nearly half a million demonstrators descended on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to protest Donald Trump’s presidency on his first full day in office.
The inaugural Women’s March at the time was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history. Many sported pink knit “pussyhats,” a reference to Trump’s own words in the 2005 Access Hollywood tape, in which he bragged about “grabbing [women] by the pussy.”
“We are the popular vote!” some chanted, a reminder that he hadn’t captured the hearts of the majority of Americans, having lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by nearly 3 million votes.
“Welcome to your first day, we will not go away!” other marchers promised.
Now that Trump is returning to the White House, so are the protestors. They want to show they have not gone away — even if their numbers are smaller.
Read on…
The 2017 Women’s March became famous for its hats and crowd size. Now, that Trump is returning to the White House, the march will be back but organizers tell Kelly Rissman that they expect a much smaller turnout
Trump also said that Capital One Arena would “host the Presidential Parade.” Trump said he would “join the crowd” at Capital One after he takes the oath.
The parade is managed by the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, which is trying to figure out what changes need to be made and how the parade will go on.
Normally, thousands of people line the route from the Capitol to the White House, which the president typically traverses following the swearing-in ceremony. Marching bands and other participants from around the country come to Washington to participate, so presumably they will also be part of the newly arranged indoor festivities.
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The Shade Room has posted footage of Snoop Dogg performing at the Crypto Ball, which was held to celebrate Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration.
Snoop is seen performing his classic track “Nuthin’ but a G Thang” at the event in Washington, D.C., hosted by David Sacks, the former PayPal COO and the incoming White House AI and cryptocurrency czar.
Fans on social media were shocked by Snoop’s past criticism of Trump, but the rapper publicly changed his view of the incoming president some time ago.
In an interview with The Sunday Times in January 2024, citing Trump’s pardoning of Michael Harris, co-founder of Snoop’s first label, Death Row, for drug offenses, he said, “I have nothing but love and respect for Donald Trump.”
A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom)
Vivek Ramaswamy, the billionaire biotech entrepreneur joining Elon Musk to recommend drastic cuts to federal spending in Donald Trump’s administration, reportedly plans to run for governor of Ohio.
Ramaswamy — who was reportedly considering a run for J.D. Vance’s open U.S. Senate seat, with Trump’s encouragement — is expected to announce a campaign to replace the state’s term-limited Republican Governor Mike DeWine, according to The Washington Post.
Alex Woodward reports.
Billionaire DOGE co-chair is expected to announce his campaign after he was passed over to fill JD Vance’s seat
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