Watch live: Donald Trump hosts victory rally at Washington DC ahead of presidential inauguration
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Watch live as Donald Trump hosts the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” at Washington on Sunday (19 January), the day before his presidential inauguration.
President-elect Trump will take a victory lap at the campaign-style rally, which begins at 3 p.m. ET at the Capital One Arena and is just one of the many events to celebrate the incoming administration.
It will also be Trump’s first major speech in Washington since he urged his supporters to march on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The rally will feature performances from Kid Rock and The Village People, and speeches from the President-elect, Elon Musk, Megyn Kelly, and Vice President-elect JD Vance
The president-elect, Melania Trump, and their son, Barron Trump, arrived in the D.C. area on Saturday evening and traveled to Trump National Golf Club in Potomac Falls, Virginia, to watch a fireworks display.
Earlier in the day, thousands of protesters marched to the Lincoln Memorial 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.
