MAGA garbage truck will join Trump's inauguration parade
Loadmaster Vice President Andrew Bryson shares details about the garbage truck featured in President-elect Donald Trump's viral campaign and its role in the inaugural show on “Fox & Friends.”
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On January 20, 2025, at noon, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in As the forty-seventh president of the United States. He will be only the second president to serve non-consecutive terms, with Grover Cleveland being the first. Cleveland's fate was the result of buyer's remorse from the public. He was first elected in 1884, but was defeated in 1888 by Benjamin Harrison, whose economic policies turned into a disaster. Harrison was so weak that Cleveland saw an opportunity to regain the White House. He was re-elected in 1892.
On Monday, Trump will repeat Cleveland's rare act as he prepares for the inauguration on one of the coldest days of the year in Washington, D.C. Trump announced that the ceremony would be Go inside to the Capitol Rotundawith up to 20,000 people watching live at Capital One Arena. Although more than 200,000 people have tickets to the inauguration, most will watch it on screens with the rest of America. Severe weather has prevented celebrations indoors on a few occasions, most recently during Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in 1985, when the temperature was seven degrees at noon.
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Inauguration Day is a constitutionally mandated ritual, our way of fulfilling the promise of democracy every four years. Its traditions, which are largely devoid of politics, are beloved by the public regardless of who gets their hands on the Bible. This occasion, every four years, is a celebratory acknowledgment of what unites us. For the most part, Americans put aside their differences and focus on our enduring democracy. Hard feelings may linger after the election, but the inauguration celebration transcends those divisions, if only for one day.
Produced by John F. Kennedy's inaugural address. Kennedy quote a memorable quote, as President-elect Trump prepares to take the oath of office for a second time.
It begins in the late morning when it is customary for the incoming president and his wife to be hosted at the White House for tea by the outgoing president and his wife. The Bidens will host the Trumps on January 20. This tea, another example of a peaceful transfer of power, can be awkward when the winners and losers come together in those final moments. The Trump family has completely skipped it in 2021, but photos from the various transformations show plenty of cruel smiles. Everyone studies photos for body language clues, but the bottom line is that this usually happens. Americans like to see leaders from different parties getting along with each other, even if superficially. Note the explosive response in the press and on social media Trump and Obama smiling and talking At Jimmy Carter's funeral.
It is also customary for outgoing and incoming presidents to travel together to the Capitol. Trump and Obama rode together on Trump's first inauguration day in 2017. It is not known if Biden and Trump will share a car this time.
The inauguration itself will follow tradition, with the four living presidents — Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden — in attendance. Holding places of honor alongside Cabinet appointees and high-profile guests will be some new faces for the occasion — a group of the country's most powerful tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and TikTok CEO Shaw. like. chewing.
Everyone is looking forward to the inaugural address, which sets the tone for the new administration. Over the centuries, iconic lines have become memorable long after a president has come and gone. What makes the statement so memorable is how much it reflects the enduring spirit of America. For example, Thomas Jefferson's statement that “every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.” Or Abraham Lincoln in 1865, when the Civil War was in its final and bloodiest period, offering this wonderful olive branch: “With malice to none, with charity to all, with steadfastness in the truth as God grants us to see the truth, let us strive to finish the work we are In it, and to heal the wounds of the nation, and to care for those who endured the battle, and for their widows and orphans, and to do everything that would achieve and cherish just and lasting peace among us and with all nations.”
Franklin Roosevelt stood before a nation torn apart by the Great Depression and sought to instill new resolve with these words: “So, let me first affirm my firm belief that… The only thing we have to fear is fear itselfAn unknown, unreasonable and unjustified terror, which paralyzes the efforts necessary to transform retreat into advance,” said John F. Baldak.
Tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Xu Ziqiu, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, are scheduled to attend Trump's inauguration on Monday. (Etienne Laurenbay-Esmoymarc RalstonAndro Caballero-Reynolds/AFP/Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In his first inaugural address, Reagan affirmed the guiding principle of American greatness in the world: “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or any weapon in the world's arsenals, is stronger than the moral will and moral courage of the United States.” Free men and women.”
Reports from Trump's transition indicate that Trump will set an optimistic tone at his second inauguration, and if he does, he will receive a positive public response. On this holy day, Americans like their leaders to talk about what is right With America.
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After the concert there will be a show that has also been moved to Capital One Arena. The inaugural parade, a tradition since the nation's earliest days, is an opportunity to combine celebration and display of the best of American life, with bands, floats and parades representing the states. American sacrifice and courage will be displayed through military units, police and fire departments.
This year's parade will also include first responders from Butler County, Pennsylvania, the site of the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump. They will pay tribute to the fallen Buffalo Township fire chief Core comperatorewho was shot dead that day.
Finally, it is customary for the outgoing president to pass a personal message to his successor in the drawer of the Oval Office. This tradition began with Ronald Reagan, who left a personal message for George H.W. Bush then did the same with Bill Clinton, writing: “Your success now is our country's success. I encourage you greatly.”
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When President Trump entered the White House for his first term, he found a note he had written Barack Obama“Millions have placed their hopes in you, and we all, regardless of party, should hope for greater prosperity and security during your term.”
Trump left a message for Joe Biden in 2021, which Biden said was a “very generous message.” Now Joe Biden will leave a message for Trump. And the great cycle of American life continues.
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