Trump Arrives in Washington and Hosts Event at Virginia Club

 

Trump Arrives in Washington and Hosts Event at Virginia Club

Published Jan. 18, 2025

Updated Jan. 19, 2025, 12:02 a.m. ET

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/18/us/trump-inauguration-news#trump-protests-inauguration

 

President-elect Donald J. Trump hosted an event at his golf club in Sterling, Va., on Saturday evening, with guests including Don King and Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and Washington Post owner. Peter Thiel, an early supporter of Mr. Trump’s, held a gathering the same evening at his home in Washington, with tech leaders such as Mark Zuckerberg in attendance. Read more ›

 

Mr. Trump announced earlier that he would move his inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday because extreme cold is forecast. The Rotunda only seats about 600 people, and Trump officials received calls from donors on Friday asking for help getting access. Mr. Trump said that people could gather to watch inaugural events at the 20,000-seat Capital One Arena, which is several blocks from the National Mall, and that the inaugural parade was essentially canceled and would be incorporated into the viewing party at the arena. 

 

Just two days before Mr. Trump’s inauguration, thousands of people attended the People’s March across Washington. Despite the damp and chilly weather on Saturday, demonstrators came out to rally against Mr. Trump’s hard-right plans for the country and show support for causes like civil rights, racial justice, immigration and gun violence prevention.