Huge pro-Donald Trump is rally, anti-US President-elect People's March to be held in Washington. Check date, schedule
Donald Trump is set to take charge as the US President even as security has been heightened ahead of the January 20 inauguration event. Officials are also on alert for potential clashes between Trump's supporters and opponents; there's an anti-Trump People's March scheduled for Saturday on January 18 and a pro-Trump rally planned for Sunday on January 19.
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The major rally planned for US President-elect Trump is set to take place at Capital One Arena.
Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will take the oath of office from the west front of the Capitol amid extra tight security. Some elements, like a sea of federal agents and police, will be visible. Others, like bomb detection devices, snipers and radiation detectors, will be harder to spot.
The outgoing president, Joe Biden, will attend the inauguration, and it's customary for the living former presidents to attend as well. Trump, a Republican, is also putting his own mark on the event by being the first president-elect to invite world leaders to his inauguration.
«We are committed to upholding the right to peacefully assemble and protest in our city,» Metropolitan Police Department chief Pamela Smith said. “However … we will not tolerate any violence, rioting, destruction of property or any behavior that threatens the safety and security of our city," Smith said.
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