- Title: Crowd gathers ahead of pre-Inaugural Trump rally
- Date: 19th January 2025
- Summary: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 19, 2025) (REUTERS) SUPPORTERS OF U.S. PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP DANCING AS THEY WAIT OUTSIDE THE VENUE FOR THE UPCOMING TRUMP RALLY SUPPORTERS WEARING WINTER CLOTHES AND SITTING IN SLEEPING BAGS IN LINE OUTSIDE OF VENUE TRUMP SUPPORTERS IN LINE TRUMP SUPPORTERS CHANTING TRUMP SUPPORTERS WEARING TRUMP HATS TRUMP SUPPORTER WALKING AW
- Embargoed: 2nd February 2025 14:39
- Keywords: Donald Trump rally supporters
- Location: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- City: WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES
- Country: US
- Topics: North America,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001444719012025RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Droves of President-elect Donald Trump's supporters lined up early in Washington DC on Sunday (January 19) waiting for the doors to open for a rally ahead of Monday's (January 20) inauguration.
Trump's "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" - scheduled for 3 p.m. ET (1900 GMT) at the Capital One Arena - marks his first major speech in Washington since he urged his supporters to march on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in protest against his defeat.
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, who has become a close Trump confidant since spending more than $250 million to boost his campaign, is scheduled to speak at the event, along with Vice President-elect JD Vance, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, conservative activist Charlie Kirk and conservative commentator Megyn Kelly. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew also plans to attend the rally, amid uncertainty over whether Trump will take steps to rescue the app from a U.S. ban set to take effect on Sunday. Chew is expected to join other tech executives at Trump's inauguration on Monday.
The rally is likely to resemble the free-wheeling arena speeches that have been a Trump staple since his first White House campaign in 2016.
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