Trump inauguration day live updates: First extracts of inaugural address revealed as 47th President returns to White House

Bitcoin rose to over $109,000 early Monday – a new all-time high in early European trading – hours before self-proclaimed ‘crypto President’ Donald Trump was set to take office for a second term.

Bitcoin has surged in price since Trump’s victory, topping $100,000 for the first time last month before briefly sliding down to about $90,000.

On Friday, it rose about 5 per cent, before jumping more than $9,000 early Monday, according to CoinDesk. Two years ago, bitcoin was trading at about $20,000.

The crypto market overall was up by more than half a trillion dollars over the last week, reaching a new record high of $3.74 trillion on Monday.

The incoming President and his wife Melania have both launched their own cryptocurrencies amid the market-wide surge.

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Carrie Underwood ‘doesn’t care’ about any backlash she may face for performing at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, according to sources who say the singer ‘is very proud’ of the chance to have this experience during her career.

The country singing superstar, 41, is scheduled to sing America The Beautiful after Trump is sworn in along with his vice presidential pick JD Vance.

Fans were immediately divided when the news broke, with some praising the artist while others condemned her move.

Now insiders have exclusively revealed to DailyMail.com that the star is ‘looking broader than any controversies’ because she is doing the performance ‘for America, not specifically for Trump’.

‘This is something that she is very proud of, and the spin she is putting on it is that she is doing it for America, not specifically for Trump,’ the source explained.

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Organisers have boasted that some of America’s ‘most iconic musicians’ are participating in the Trump inauguration ahead of his return to the White House.

Among those performing at events across the weekend and today include Carrie Underwood, The Village People, and Rascal Flatts.

Let’s take a closer look at the artists taking to the stage:

• Carrie Underwood

The country singing superstar, 41, is scheduled to sing America The Beautiful after Trump is sworn in – as well as his vice president pick JD Vance. Carrie is set to perform the song on January 20th with The Armed Forces Chorus and The United States Naval Academy Glee Club after the presidential oath of office is administered to Trump by the Chief of Justice of the United States.

• Village People

The 70s pop group formed in New York have become synonymous with Trump with their hit ‘Y.M.C.A’ regularly played at his rallies with the President even performing his own ‘Trump dance’ to it. The group announced it would would perform at multiple inaugural events including the Liberty Ball tonight.

• Christopher Macchio

The opera singer is expected to belt out the National Anthem at the inauguration after previous performances at several Republican events including Trump’s rally last year at Madison Square Garden

• Lee Greenwood

Perhaps best known for his song ‘God Bless the U.S.A.,’ Greenwood is also set to take the stage at the swearing-in and released a statement to say he was ‘humbled and honored’ to be asked to perform for Trump during his inauguration.

• Gavin DeGraw

The country singer will reportedly perform at the Starlight Ball, one of three official inauguration balls, on Monday, which Trump is expected to attend.

• Jason Aldean

Another country singer, Aldean, who has been nominated for five Grammy Awards, is also expected to perform at the Liberty Ball, another official inauguration event, on Monday evening

• Rascal Flatts

The country music band are the first performers scheduled to take to the stage at the Commander in Chief Ball, the first inauguration ball of the evening.

• Kid Rock and Billy Ray Cyrus

The artists are both vocal supporters of Trump and were scheduled to perform at the Make America Great Again Victory Rall at Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday. Kid Rock (pictured) also performed at the Madison Square Garden rally in November.

Pope Francis has branded Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportation of immigrants as ‘a disgrace’ as he weighs into US politics.

The Pope, who nearly a decade ago called Trump ‘not Christian’ for wanting to build a wall along the US-Mexico border, was asked about the deportation pledges during a Sunday night appearance on the popular Italian talk show, Che Tempo Che Fa.

‘If true, this will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill’ for the problem, Francis said. ‘This won’t do! This is not the way to solve things. That;s not how things are resolved.’

Trump, who is being sworn in as president today, made mass deportations a signature issue of his campaign and has promised a raft of first-day orders to remake immigration policy.

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Donald Trump last night promised to work at ‘historic speed’ by signing dozens of executive orders to mark his return to the Oval Office.

In his inaugural address later today, he is expected to call for a ‘revolution of common sense’ in what could provide some insight to his priorities during his second term.

Let’s take a look at what orders Trump could sign as he steps back into the White House after prevoiously promising to undo the work of his predecessor Joe Biden.

• Mass deportations

‘On day one, I will launch the largest deportation program in American history to get the criminals out,’ Trump declared at his Madison Square Garden rally. There are signs that the wheels are in motion for such a move even before Trump takes office.

Ending illegal immigration was one of Trump’s top campaing pledges, in a race where he said migrants ‘infest our country.’ That line drew howls from critics, and his policy to get law enforcement to eject millions of people who came here illegally is certain to draw lawsuits and scrutiny.

• Ending Russia’s war in Ukraine

Finally putting an end to Russia’s three-year old war against Ukraine is likely to be among the first plans to fall by the wayside, if facts on the ground are an indication. ‘That is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I even become president,’ Trump said in his debate with VP Kamala Harris. Trump has touted his relations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin, but Ukraine has been refusing Moscow’s demands to concede territory seized in the war.

• Pardon of January 6 defendants

Trump has said he would pardon January 6 defendants on his first day – and ‘maybe the first nine minutes.’ That came after a campaign where he played a rendition of the National Anthem sung by incarcerated January 6 defendants. Trump’s pick for AG Pam Bondi got quizzed during her confirmation hearing how she would respond to Trump pardons of those convicted of violent attacks on police officers.

Many experts credit Trump’s win to Americans’ economic worries, and Trump has vowed to make tariffs a key Day One priority. He has kept up his drum beat during the transition, talking up tariffs on China as well as allies like Canada or Denmark who reject his ideas. Trump said he would slap 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Canada on ‘ALL products coming into the United States’, blasting the neighbors with contributing to open borders days after his election. That brought immediate attention from Canada’s outgoing PM Justin Trudeau and new Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. He has also vowed big tariffs on China, although the country’s vice president, Han Zheng, as his representative at the inauguration.

• Oil drilling and cars

Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ mantra was a Trump refrain in nearly all of his campaign rallies. If featured in one of his most curious comments of the campaign, when Trump told Sean Hannity he wouldn’t be a dictator ‘except for Day One.’ He later explained that he was referring to closing the border and ‘drill, drill, drill.’ Trump has vowed to wipe away environmental regulations and unleash American energy. He has repeatedly stressed his support for fracking, and blasted Harris for her statements on it.

• Women’s sports and gender affirming care

Trump repeatedly raised hot-button cultural issues in his campaign, where he railed against D.E.I. and repeatedly vowed to ‘keep men out of women’s sports.’ It’s another issue he listed on his ‘first day’ to-do list. The decisions of whether to let transgender athletes participate in sports is made at the local school and league level. But Trump’s administration does have leverage, through federal education funds, which are a major part of university support. Trump also vowed on ‘day one’ to ‘revoke Joe Biden’s cruel policies on so-called “gender affirming care.’ ‘Look, I can undo almost everything Biden did, he through executive order. And on Day One, much of that will be undone,’ Trump told Time.

Donald Trump will apparently use his inaugural address as the 47th US President to call for a ‘revolution of common sense’.

Extracts of his first address to the nation have been reported by the Wall Street Journal this morning.

Trump is expected to say:

I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success.

A tide of change is sweeping the country. My message to Americans today is that it is time for us to once again act with courage, vigor and the vitality of history’s greatest civilization.

Sources close to Trump have previously indicated his speech will be more uplifting and unifying than his first address in 2017 in which he described ‘American carnage’.

Michelle Obama is skipping Donald Trump’s inauguration because she refuses to ‘be fake’ about her loyalties – in stark contrast to her husband’s recent efforts to ‘unify,’ it has been reported.

The former First Lady was noticeably absent from Jimmy Carter’s funeral, where Barack was seen laughing and cozying up to the incoming President.

Trump and Obama shared a warm interaction ahead of the service, having a whispered conversation with one another in a moment which set the internet alight.

‘It did look very friendly, I must say,’ Trump later said.

But according to a source who spoke to Page Six, Michelle has no such plans to smooth over her relationship with Trump – putting her at odds with her husband’s friendly efforts.

• Read the full story by Brittany Chain here

Let’s also take a look at some of those who won’t be in Washington later to see Trump sworn into office:

• Michelle Obama

Her spokesperson declined to provide a reason for the snub.

‘Former President Barack Obama is confirmed to attend the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies. Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the upcoming inauguration,’ the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama told the Associated Press.

• Nancy Pelosi

The 84-year-old, who is recovering from a hip replacement operation, attended Trump’s first swearing in eight years ago and was expected to be in the audience.

• Keir Starmer

The UK Prime Minister was among the extensive list of European premiers who didn’t receive an invite which made headlines after Trump broke with tradition to invite foreign leaders. However, it should be noted no UK Prime Minister has attended a US presidential inauguration.

Politicians from across the world will descend on Washington today with invites handed out to leaders described as far-right populists.

Here’s a list of just some of those who will be in attendance:

• Georgia Meloni

The Italian Prime Minister is reportedly the only European head of state to have received an invite to the inauguration but is yet to confirm whether she will attend.

Earlier this month Meloni visited Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida, where it is reported they watched a documentary about a lawyer charged for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in favour of Trump.

• Javier Milei

Argentina’s President has previously said he is planning to attend the inauguration and has welcomed Trump’s election victory.

• Éric Zemmour

French firebrand Eric Zemmour, the president of the Reconquête party, and his partner, MEP Sarah Knafo, have accepted invites to appear, according to reports. Their presence is said to cause potential embarrassment for the National Rally, France’s biggest far-right party.

• Tino Chrupalla

AfD (Alternative for Germany) co-leader Tino Chrupalla will attend the inauguration, while his political partner Alice Weidel remains in Germany for the election campaign.

• Santiago Abascal

Vox leader Santiago Abascal is another populist planning to attend the inauguration. The Spanish politician has emerged as one of the most influential leaders in Spain through his nationalist and anti-immigration agenda.

• Nigel Farage

The Reform leader has backed Trump throughout his political career and appeared on the Republican campaign trail to drum up support for him. Was also present at Mar-a-Lago on the night Trump secured the presidency and has offered to mediate between the US and UK governments.

Invited but not attending…

• Xi Jinping

The Chinese President will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, but he is sending Vice President Han Zheng as his special representative. The decision came more than a month after Trump extended the unusual invitation to Xi, a break from tradition since no heads of state have previously made an official visit to the U.S. for the inauguration.

• Viktor Orbán

Hungary’s Prime Minister is a long-standing ally of Trump and was invited to the ceremony in Washington but will not travel to the US. He will instead deliver a presentation in Budapest that day.

• Jair Bolsonaro

The former Brazilian president had hoped to attend the inauguration but a request for the return of his passport was rejected by the country’s highest court on Thursday. It was decided Bolsonaro remained a flight risk following an investigation into his alleged orchestration of a coup to remain in power after elections in 2022.

From left to right: Elon Musk, Shou Chew, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg

When Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States later today, he will be surrounded by multiple tech titans whom he believes will deliver the jobs and free speech that will ultimately define his second and last term.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and Washington Post proprietor, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, Sam Altman, the biggest name in AI, and Shou Chew, chief executive of TikTok, will all have positions of honor at the ceremony, according to a senior transition official.

It means they have pride of place among the highest rank of VIPs, beside Trump’s family and former presidents.

‘I think the message it sends is, first, the importance of free speech,’ said the official.

‘And then that these are all huge job creators in this country and they will be a big part of where the president goes in the second term.

‘It’s wrong to think of these as just tech guys. An app like TikTok helps thousands of content creators make a living, for example.’

It had not been previously reported that all five will take pride of place outside the Capitol on Monday.

Here’s a look at some of the most unfortunate Joe Biden moments as he leaves the White House:

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by Richard Littlejohn

At midday, Joe Biden will be put out of his misery. Not a moment too soon, for America or the rest of the free world.

The unvarnished truth is that Sleepy Uncle Joe was unfit for the highest office from day one, as all but his most cynical enablers have been forced to admit.

His valedictory address to the American people on Wednesday night was the usual incoherent jumble of self-aggrandisement and bitterness.

Yet as recently as last June, Biden, his wife Jill, the Democratic Party elite and their cheerleaders in what the late Right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh called the ‘drive-by’ mainstream media, were insisting he was the only man capable of leading the US for the next four years.

That was the night he imploded in plain sight during a televised candidates’ debate with Donald Trump. As I wrote at the time, from the moment Biden wandered onstage and waved to a non-existent studio audience it was frighteningly apparent that he was away with the fairies. The only surprise was that anyone was in the slightest bit surprised.

• Read Richard’s full comment piece here

President Joe Biden revealed his biggest regret, what he fears most and boasted about his most accurate prediction in what is expected to be his final Oval Office interview.

Biden spoke with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell for an interview airing Thursday night.

The 82-year-old will leave office on Monday with low approval numbers and after abandoning his reelection bid – only for his successor, Vice President Kamala Harris, to lose to his former political rival, President-elect Donald Trump.

‘Ironically, I almost spent too much time on the policy and not enough time on the politics,’ the Democrat admitted during the sit-down.

He rehashed his regret about not putting his name on the stimulus checks that were sent out to Americans during the early months of his tenure as the country still suffered economically from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The men have locked horns for five years from the start of Biden’s presidency in 2020 to the resumption of Trump’s.

Let’s take a look back at some of their most explosive moments:

Eight years ago when Trump was sworn-in,he and first lady Melania Trump started their day at church – at the historic yellow St. John’s Episcopal just outside the White House.

They were then greeted on the White House’s North Portico by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

The Bidens plan to continue this tradition this year.

It’s tradition for the departing president to leave a letter for the incoming president on the Resolute Desk. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn’t reveal Wednesday if Biden planned to write one for Trump.

Typically the former president and first lady fly off in a Marine One-type helicopter from the east side of the U.S. Capitol after the swearing-in occurs.

The Trumps plan to see the Bidens off this way this year.

If you’re planning to keep across the inauguration in Washington today, here’s a list of timings of events throughout the day as Donald Trump returns to the White House as 47th US President:

All times EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Donald and Melania Trump will attend a non-partisan church service at the historic yellow St. John’s Episcopal Church in downtown DC. Afterwards, they will head to the White House for a tea and coffee reception with Joe and Jill Biden.

On Trump’s first Inauguration Day in 2017, he and Melania posed for a portrait with outgoing President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama. The tea reception was also attended by then outgoing Vice President Joe Biden, Jill, and then Vice President-elect Mike Pence, as well as his wife Karen. Following tea, the sitting president typically escorts the incoming president to the Capitol for the official inauguration ceremony.

Around 10am today, official guests will begin to arrive at the Capitol Rotunda for the swearing-in ceremony.

Those with tickets to the inauguration will arrive by 11.30am.

Trump will take the oath of office, likely administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. His official swearing-in will occur after that of JD Vance, who is being sworn in by Chief Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Trump will take the oath of office, likely administered by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, at 12pm today.

He is pictured speaking at a dinner last night that was held as part of his inauguration festivities. American Idol winner Carried Underwood will sing America the Beautiful and opera star Christopher Macchio will perform the national anthem during the ceremony.

Shortly after being sworn in, Trump will deliver his inaugural address, which he has said in interviews that he intends to be uplifting and unifying – a departure from his first speech in 2017, which detailed a broken country he described as ‘American Carnage’.

The official farewell and ceremonial departure of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will take place after the inaugural address.

Trump will then go to the President’s Room near the Senate chamber in the Capitol, where he will sign nominations. Following the signing ceremony, the president, vice president and their guests will attend a luncheon hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies.

Trump will then head to the front steps of the Capitol for the review of the military troops.

The presidential parade will kick off around 3pm.

Instead of the traditional route down Pennsylvania Avenue, as previously scheduled, it will now take place indoors at the Capital One Arena. Trump will then return to the White House for the Oval Office signing ceremony.

Trump will attend three inaugural balls – the ‘Commander in Chief Ball,’ the ‘Liberty Inaugural Ball’ and the ‘Starlight Ball’. He is expected to speak at all three events.

One comment Donald Trump made at his victory rally has sparked wild conspiracy theories that Elon Musk rigged the election to secure a Republican victory in Pennsylvania.

Trump told raucous crowds that the billionaire tech wiz ‘knows computers better than anybody’ as he was welcoming Musk to his stage on Sunday afternoon.

‘He knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers. Those vote-counting computers. And we ended up winning Pennsylvania like in a landslide,’ Trump said.

‘He journeyed to Pennsylvania where he spent a month-and-a-half campaigning for me in Pennsylvania and he’s a popular guy. He was very effective… Thank you to Elon.’

Polling had suggested the swing state could go Kamala Harris’ way on election night, but ultimately Trump won convincingly, and secured every other swing state.

• Watch a video of Trump and Musk below and read the full story here

Take a look back to eight years ago when Donald Trump was sworn into the White House for his first presidency.

Ahead of his inauguration, Trump’s official portrait was released which immediately led social media users to compare it to a previous infamous snap.

Many likened the picture to Trump’s mugshot, which was taken in August 2023 at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, following election fraud charges.

‘OK, call me crazy but doesn’t Trump’s official inauguration photo look a lot like his official mugshot?’ one user posted to X, formerly known as Twitter.

‘Trump’s inauguration picture looks just like his mugshot! FOTUS… Felon of The United States!’ agreed another.

• Read Emily Lefroy’s story here

Our colleagues at Dailymail.com have put together a guide for all inaugural events taking place as America celebrates a second Trump presidency.

Here’s a list of today’s festivities:

• Continental Resources party: Billionaire oil executive Harold Hamm rented out the Hay-Adams Hotel rooftop, which overlooks the White House, for a daytime party celebrating Trump as he’s pledged to roll back Biden-era climate change protections
• The Bipartisan Inaugural Ball: Celebrating American Agriculture: Also known as the ‘Farm Prom’ this event at the Grand Hyatt benefits D.C. Central Kitchen and the National 4-H Council
• Commander in Chief Ball*: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend. Rascal Flatts and Parker McCollum will perform
• Liberty Inaugural Ball*: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend. Jason Aldean and The Village People will perform – as well as a ‘surprise musical guest’
• The MAHA Inaugural Ball: Being billed as a ‘celebration of health, unity, and the movement led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’ it will take place at the Waldorf Astoria, which was formerly the D.C. Trump hotel
• The Mayflower Cigar Lounge: The folks at the Daily Wire have created an invite-only inauguration after-party at Shelly’s Back Room, a popular downtown D.C. cigar lounge
• The Multicultural Coalition U.S. Presidential Inaugural Ball: MPAC, a group that helps elect minority Republicans, is throwing a party at the Washington Times’ Arbor Ballroom promising a ‘very special guest’
• Musicians On Call and the Recording Industry Association of America’s Presidential Inaugural Charity Benefit: The recording industry is hosting a private late night party with a performance by Chris Janson
• Oregon Republican Party and Gateway Pundit’s Presidential Inaugural Ball: Oregon Republicans and members of the Hoft family are taking over the Hamilton Live performance space for a party where Lara Logan, Kari Lake, Gen. Mike Flynn and Roger Stone are promised
• RALLY4VETS: A number of veterans groups are coming together to throw a black-tie gala at D.C.’s tony Fairmount Hotel
• Starlight Ball*: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend. Gavin DeGraw will perform
• State Society of Arizona’s Inaugural Ball: The group representing the Grand Canyon State will hold their bash at the British Ambassador’s Residence

*Denotes an official Presidential Inaugural Committee event that President Donald Trump will attend.

Trump (pictured above in 2017) will officially be sworn in as US president at 12pm EST (5pm UK time) in an indoor ceremoy after it was moved indoors to avoid freezing temperatures in Washington.

He will then deliver his inaugural address, which he said in previous interviews he intends to be uplifting and unifying unlike his first speech in 2017, which detailed a broken country he described as ‘American Carnage’.

Beyond that, inaugural festivities are guided by tradition – with a luncheon, a parade and balls generally all part of that special day.

His Inauguration Day will begin with a service at St. John’s Church Service, followed by tea at the White House.

The swearing-in ceremony will be followed by an official farewell for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.

Trump will then go to the President’s Room near the Senate chamber in the Capitol, where he will sign nominations before he later attends three inaugural balls – the ‘Commander in Chief Ball,’ the ‘Liberty Inaugural Ball’ and the ‘Starlight Ball’.

• Here’s a graphic showing some of the events taking place today

Donald Trump pulled off the biggest political comeback in history, becoming President once again with a thumping victory that sent shockwaves around the world.

He secured the Republicans their biggest win since 1988, despite a catalogue of polls ahead of the 2024 election predicting the race between Trump and Kamala Harris would be neck-and-neck.

In what was dubbed a ‘red tsunami’, twice-impeached Trump – who survived two assassination attempts during a tumultuous campaign – thrashed Harris by over 2million votes.

He swept all seven swing states, fuelled by him gaining territory among Hispanic and Black voters in heavily-contested battlegrounds.

The trend stunned opponents and triggered immediate soul-searching among Democrats, who critics said took the votes of ethnic groups for granted.

• Read below our Deep Dive investigation into how Trump reclaimed the White House with interactive graphics

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by Andrew Neil for The Daily Mail

Today’s inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States could not be more different from when he was sworn in as the 45th President eight long years ago.

Back then Trump was regarded by the American Establishment as a vulgar intruder, propelled to power with Kremlin connivance (the media was obsessed with ‘Russian collusion’, which somehow it never managed to prove) and the backing, in Hillary Clinton’s memorable phrase, of a ‘basket of deplorables’, her snobbish (and self-defeating) reference to a white, working-class voter base with unfashionable opinions.

The near-unanimous view among Washington’s power brokers was that the unworthy Trump had no right to be there.

His alien invasion was a fluke, a scam, a nasty aberration. They consoled themselves that it was also likely to be temporary. But, just to make sure, the resistance was fired up from the start.

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Donald Trump will be sworn-in as president for the second time in just six days after his sentencing in the hush money case.

Kamala Harris certified the 78-year-old’s win in Congress four years after the Capitol Riot and clearing the way for him to take the keys to the White House again.

At noon today, he will cement a spectacular political comeback after his historic election win that was two years, two months and five days in the making.

It followed a unprecedented campaign where he survived two assassination attempts and saw his first opponent drop out over concerns of his age and mental acuity.

DailyMail.com answers some of the key questions about the day here

At his pre-inauguration rally, Trump warned migrants against continuing to come over the southern border.

He also vowed to make good on his promise to lead the biggest deportation effort in U.S. history.

‘These are rough people [coming over the border] and they’re getting the hell out of our country – they’re out,’ Trump insisted.

He continued: ‘The border security measures I will outline in my inaugural address tomorrow will be the most aggressive, sweeping effort to restore our borders that the world has ever seen.’

• Watch his speech below

Here are some photographs from last night’s pre-inauguration ‘Make America Great’ victory rally at the Capital One Arena in Washington.

There were plenty of Trump-supporting celebrities and thousands of supporters filled nearly all of the 20,000-plus-seats at the stadium in downtown Washington.

It marked Trump’s first major speech in D.C. since he urged his supporters to march on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.

President-elect Donald Trump dances with The Village People

The Village People celebrated with Trump on stage in front of crowds

Elon Musk and his son, X, were among those who attended the rally

Trump supporter Kid Rock played to crowds in the capital

Nearly all of the 20,000-plus-seats were filled by supporters in the arena

Donald Trump performed his signature fist-pumping dance move while flanked by the Village People at a campaign-style rally in Washington, D.C. last night, as he took a victory lap one day before he is sworn in for a second term.

The popular 70s disco group, whose 1978 song YMCA has been a staple at Trump rallies for years appeared with him at Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again Victory Rally’ at the Capital One Arena.

The anthem closed out nearly all of Trump’s campaign rallies. Trump appeared thrilled with the performance as he swayed on stage, bopped his head and sang along as they performed in front of cheering crowds.

He shook the hands of several band members before and after the show – something of a turnaround in relations after the band send him a cease and desist in 2023 for him stop using their music after ‘Macho Man’ was played at a Mar-a-Lago event

• Watch the video below

Donald Trump’s will have a very hectic Monday – if he gets around to just a handful of his ‘Day One’ pledges.

The 78-year-old will be sworn-in as president, host a rally, end the war in Ukraine, start mass deportation raids across the country, and nix electric car mandates and pardon thousands who were convicted for their parts in the January 6 Capitol Riot.

Promises for his first 24 hours back in the Oval Office range from tariffs to transgender athletes playing on girls sports teams, with a series of executive orders being readied for the president’s signature.

It will round out the day following an inauguration ceremony that got moved indoors because of a dangerous polar vortex threatening D.C. and large parts of the country.

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Life-threatening cold weather forecast for Washington, D.C. has forced Donald Trump to move his historic second inauguration indoors in a blow to his White House return.

Meteorologists are forecasting dangerously cold temperatures with highs only in the 20s.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the swearing-in ceremony would be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda.

He would also deliver his inaugural address from there.

‘This will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!’ Trump wrote.

To accommodate the MAGA masses, the Capital One Arena – where Trump will hold his pre-inauguration rally Sunday – will be opened for a viewing party.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States for the second time on Monday in a crowning moment for one of the greatest comebacks in political history.

The 78-year-old will take the Oath of Office in the heart of Washington D.C. with wife and First Lady Melania Trump by his side to officially become the nation’s 47th commander-in-chief.

With the eyes of the world on the Capitol, he will get back the keys to the White House after an unprecedented campaign that saw two attempts on his life and a historic election victory over Kamala Harris.

Eight years ago, he came into Washington, D.C. as an outsider and was a shock to the system for a city used to career politicians.

Now he arrives with more power and with his popularity on the rise, marked by the billionaire tech titans who will be behind him: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg.

Read Brittany Chain’s preview on the Trump inauguration here:

Good morning and welcome to MailOnline’s live coverage as Donald Trump officially starts his second presidency following his inauguration in Washington.

Trump returns to the White House having pulled off the most astounding political comeback in modern history following his landslide victory over Kamala Harris in the presidential election.

We’ll be kicking off our live updates from London before our reporters in New York take over to guide you through the ceremony.

Stick with us for the latest news, analysis, pictures and videos on what is an historic day across America.