Despite freezing temperatures, more than 200,000 Trump fans flocked to Washington to witness his inauguration. Due to the weather, the ceremony was moved to Congress, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm. On the contrary: they held out for hours, celebrating their president and defending him against critics. To them, Trump is more than a politician – “almost like a god.”
They braved the freezing weather. As early as 6 a.m., Donald Trump fans were freezing in Washington’s longest line, hoping to gain entry to the 20,000-seat Capital One Arena, where the live viewing party for the swearing-in took place.
This also meant that more than 200,000 Trump supporters were left standing outside in the cold, as a total of 220,000 tickets had previously been distributed. But then Trump decided to move the ceremony to the 720-square-meter rotunda of Congress because of the weather.
At 10am the line had not yet been moved. The Trump supporters kept warm, for example by letting a cardboard Trump surf on a surfboard over the heads of those waiting in line. Including Brandon Carpenter, who came all the way from Tennessee with his family: “I am of course disappointed that we are not allowed to be there live when President Trump is sworn in.”
However, the 26-year-old was convinced that it was not because of the weather that the ceremony was moved indoors: ‘I am sure the security risk was too great, after all, there have already been two assassination attempts on our president. Apparently he hadn’t heard the angry denial from Trump’s new White House spokeswoman Karolina Leavitt.
“Your president is a wimp”
When an opponent of Trump wanted to provoke the crowd with a megaphone with “Your president is a wimp,” Mike from Baltimore, Maryland, wordlessly showed him the inscription on his jersey: “Trump won – deal with it!” The old hope that the new man in the White House will “bring golden times to our economy.”
Due to high inflation, Barbara Kline from Pennsylvania also voted for Trump: “The past few years have been a real nightmare, I can barely afford food and gas anymore. It is high time for Trump to pull the trigger.”
In the middle of the sea of fanatical Trump supporters, Swiss-born Maite waved an American flag. She advises Europe not to trust everything Trump says: “But I only hope and pray that he can solve the conflicts in the world. We could also use someone like him in Europe!”
As a musician dressed as a founding father sang patriotic songs, a short, bearded man wearing American colors and a “Make America Great Again” baseball cap rallied the others with a loud “USA, USA.” What he hopes his idol will achieve in the next four years: “We will kick out all the illegals and take revenge on the damn Marxists (he means the Democrats) for what they did to our president.”
Trump celebrated it the night before with Bezos and Musk
He didn’t seem to like the fact that Trump couldn’t bask in the cheers of his 220,000 most loyal supporters on the National Mall. That’s why he announced the night before that he would break the two-hundred-year-old swearing-in protocol: “After taking my oath of office, I will come to my constituents and celebrate with them! Without her I wouldn’t be here today!”
The night before, Trump had already celebrated at a big party – in the same sports arena where the live viewing took place on Monday. The whole family came and of course his new friends like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos and others. There was cheering and dancing with the motto “We have won!” Trump also danced to the hit song “YMCA” to loud applause.
49-year-old Christina, who drove a total of 27 hours from Texas to be there, could hardly believe her luck. “He’s almost a god,” she said. He survived two assassination attempts, “and only he can save people…”
Source: Krone
I am Ida Scott, a journalist and content author with a passion for uncovering the truth. I have been writing professionally for Today Times Live since 2020 and specialize in political news. My career began when I was just 17; I had already developed a knack for research and an eye for detail which made me stand out from my peers.
