Donald Trump, the incoming president of the United States, arrived in the Washington region on Saturday evening to celebrate his return to power ahead of his inauguration.
According to reports, Trump went aboard an Air Force jet supplied by departing President Joe Biden to the Republican base in Palm Beach, Florida, where he prepared for his transition after defeating Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.
Trump is accompanied on the aircraft by his wife Melania, daughter Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner.
Upon arrival at Dulles airport in suburban Virginia, Trump traveled to his golf club in Sterling, Virginia, on the outskirts of Washington.
Elvis Presley impersonator Leo Days serenaded the incoming president and first lady ahead of a reception for about 500 guests and fireworks display.
The 78-year-old president-elect is due to hold a rally with supporters inside the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington on Sunday, the eve of his inauguration, as well as a post-inauguration event Monday afternoon.
It was gathered that Frigid weather forecast for Monday prompted Trump to move the inauguration ceremonies from the iconic west front of the U.S. Capitol building indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, and the parade down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capital One Arena.
In the Capitol Rotunda, Trump will be sworn in at 12 p.m. ET (1700 GMT) then deliver an inaugural address, a speech that typically sets the tone for the president’s four-year term.
