Donald Trump pledged a blitz of presidential actions to end \u201cAmerican decline\u201d, telling a fired-up inauguration eve rally on Sunday that he would crack down on woke ideology and immigration.<\/p>\n
In a raucous campaign-style gathering in Washington, the 78-year-old Republican promised cheering supporters that he would act with \u201chistoric speed\u201d from day one of his White House comeback.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity,\u201d Trump told a packed sports arena.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will act with historic speed and strength and fix every single crisis facing our country.\u201d<\/p>\n
Billionaire Trump was joined on stage by Elon Musk \u2014 the tech tycoon who will lead a major cost-cutting drive in his administration \u2014 and who vowed to make America strong \u201cfor centuries\u201d.<\/p>\n
Then at the end the rally Trump danced alongside the disco band Village People as they performed their 1970s hit YMCA, which became the unofficial anthem of his election campaign.<\/p>\n
Much of Trump\u2019s hour-long speech focused on immigration, driving home one of the dark messages that helped spur his remarkable victory in November\u2019s presidential election over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going to stop the invasion of our borders,\u201d added Trump, who has pledged to launch raids targeting undocumented migrants within days of taking office.<\/p>\n
\u2018See history unfold\u2019
\nBut he also promised \u201clots\u201d of executive orders from his first day back in the Oval Office, including one to ban \u201ctransgender insanity\u201d and critical race theory from schools and to keep trans athletes out of women\u2019s sports.<\/p>\n
Trump also reiterated a promise to release files on the assassinations of former president John F. Kennedy, his brother Bobby Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n
Long lines of Trump supporters formed outside the arena despite snowy conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to see history unfold before my eyes,\u201d Alan McNeely, 21, a student from Connecticut, told AFP.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the future US commander-in-chief paid a highly symbolic visit to Arlington National Cemetery, the resting place of America\u2019s war dead.<\/p>\n
Trump laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, followed by Vice President-elect JD Vance.<\/p>\n
The somber ceremony contrasted with Trump\u2019s last trip to the cemetery as a presidential candidate in August, when the US army criticised his staff for pushing a cemetery employee.<\/p>\n
Later, Trump was set to attend a \u201ccandlelight dinner\u201d for supporters.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s hopes for a huge crowd to see his inauguration at the US Capitol tonight took a blow, however, when forecasts of below freezing weather prompted organisers to move the ceremony indoors.<\/p>\n
Instead of being sworn in on the steps of the Capitol, Trump will now take the oath under the massive dome of its Rotunda, last used for the ceremony 40 years ago during the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re going to hear President Trump talk about how we are entering a Golden Age of America\u201d in his inaugural speech, his incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt told \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom\u201d on Fox News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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