Trump arrives in Washington for inauguration

President-elect Trump landed in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening for his inauguration.

He landed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia just after 7 p.m.

Trump, incoming first lady Melania Trump and their son, Barron Trump, boarded an Air Force plane just after 4:30 p.m. at Palm Beach International Airport. Trump waved from the top of the stairs when he boarded and took off just after 5 p.m.

About a half hour earlier, Eric, Lara and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner and their kids boarded Trump’s plane in Palm Beach for the trip.

“The President and First Lady are leaving Mar-a-Lago now for Washington, DC, on a great journey of success for our country!” Trump’s incoming press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on X, referring to Trump’s Palm Beach residence.

Trump will hold a rally at Capital One Arena in downtown D.C. on Sunday at 3 p.m. He is expected to then attend a service at St. John’s church, just by the White House, on Monday morning before the swearing-in ceremony and parade, both of which were moved indoors due to freezing temperatures in the nation’s capital.

The decision to move the inauguration indoors on Friday means Trump will be sworn in in the Capitol rotunda and deliver his inaugural address from there. He will then join supporters at Capitol one Arena for the indoor parade.

The president-elect will attend the Liberty Ball and Commander in Chief ball on Monday evening.

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