The Trump family have offered a glimpse into their glitzy preparations for Sunday’s celebratory MAGA rally ahead of the inauguration.
Donald Trump will be sworn in as 47th President of the United States on Monday, marking a monumental comeback for the 78-year-old Republican.
On Sunday, Trump’s loyal supporters were rewarded with a victory rally complete with live performances, a speech from the President-elect himself and appearances from several key members of his inner circle.
Now, Trump’s closest allies and loved ones have shared behind-the-scenes moments leading up to the celebration.
Trump’s daughter Ivanka shared several photos of herself and her husband Jared Kushner, along with their three children, Arabella, 13, Joseph, 11, and Theodore, eight.
In one happy snap, the family pose alongside patriarch Trump, who is grinning from ear to ear.
And Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter Kai, who rocketed to stardom in 2024 with appearances at campaign events alongside her family, has shared several key moments on her social media.
The teen golf sensation shared a video in a glittering Sherri Hill dress on Sunday night, singing along to a song by Alessia Cara with the lyrics: ‘Ask myself what am I doing here?’
Ivanka shared photos on her Instagram stories of her and her family arrived in Washington DC via private jet.
The family of five walked down the steps of the plane with the two youngest boys in matching tan coats.
They were all smiles upon their return to the capital, after Ivanka, who served as an adviser to Trump in his first term, revealed she won’t be quite so involved in politics this time around.
Instead, she hopes to just be her father’s emotional support person during this presidential cycle.
‘I hate politics,’ she confessed. ‘I went through years of craziness.’
‘It’s the world’s loneliest position, the enormity of the decisions you’re making on a daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you.’
But Ivanka speaks to her father nearly every day and is likely to be an influence behind-the-scenes even without a formal title.
‘I’m most looking forward to just being able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him, to take his mind off things and like watch a movie with him or watch a sports game, to know that he can be with me and be himself, and just relax.’
Tiffany Trump, the President-elect’s youngest daughter, also shared some behind-the-scenes photos ahead of her father’s special moment.
Tiffany and her husband Michael Boulos, who are expecting their first child, posed for private photos ahead of the event and attended a glitzy private party on Saturday evening, where fireworks lit up the sky in celebration of the upcoming inauguration.
She appeared in more key campaign moments in the 2024 election but chooses to keep a lower profile than some of her siblings.
Boulos is a businessman who traveled with Trump in the final stretch of the campaign. His father is Massad Boulos, a Lebanese American businessman who helped Trump with the influential Arab American community in the swing state of Michigan. Trump has named Massad Boulos to be a senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
Kai had earlier revealed she had ‘butterflies in her stomach’ ahead of arriving in D.C.
In a video on her YouTube channel last week, the aspiring golfer said: ‘I don’t normally get nervous for certain things, but the inauguration… I’m not nervous, I’m just like excited.
‘I have the butterflies in my stomach like I’m looking forward to it.’
Kai was just 11 when her grandfather was last in office, but has proven a key asset this time around, despite her youth.
Her behind-the-scenes video from election night garnered 3.7 million views on YouTube. Other posts related to her grandfather have been watched millions more times on TikTok.
Kai delivered her first public speech at the Republican convention and is an avid golfer who sometimes plays with her grandfather.
‘If I’m not on his team, he’ll try to get inside of my head, and he’s always surprised that I don’t let him get to me,’ she said at the convention.
‘But I have to remind him, I’m a Trump, too.’
Trump’s loyal, unflinching MAGA fans have taken over the streets of the capital, with a sea of red hats and American flags at every turn.
They were rewarded on Sunday with a glimpse of the victorious president-elect at his celebratory rally, where he simply told them: ‘we won.’
After the crowd watched performances from Kid Rock and a speech from Hollywood actor Jon Voight, Trump said: ‘People are happy. It’s been a long time. None of this could have been possible without you.’
He celebrated winning the popular vote, sweeping the seven battlegrounds and the seismic shift in support in all 50 states in his defeat over Harris.
Trump took the stage after his grandchildren said the pledge of allegiance and sons Eric and Don Jr. and granddaughter Kai warmed up the audience of his MAGA faithful.
During his rally, he repeated comments he often used in his campaign, criticizing Biden’s term as a ‘failed administration’ and promising to ‘end the reign of a failed and corrupt political establishment.’
‘Tomorrow, at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline and we begin a brand-new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,’ he told supporters.
But he’s also already celebrating victories which he say would not have occurred if he weren’t coming back into office this week – namely the reversal of the TikTok ban and the ceasefire in Gaza.
Trump initiated the TikTok ban back in 2020 amid concerns the company was sharing Americans’ personal info with the Chinese government.
But fast forward to 2025 when the ban actually did come into effect – Trump said he has ‘a warm spot in my heart for TikTok,’ crediting the app with helping him win over young voters in the 2024 election.
‘As of today, TikTok is back,’ he told crowds at his rally.
‘Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it. A lot of jobs. We don’t want to give our business to China. We don’t want to give our business to other people.’
Trump suggested he would use his leverage to seek a joint venture in which the U.S. government owns half of the company without putting up any money.
‘So whether you like TikTok or not, we’re going to make a lot of money,’ Trump said.
And speaking of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Gaza, Trump said: ‘We achieved more without being president than they achieved in four years with being president.’
Biden has also taken credit for the deal.
Elon Musk was among speakers at the flashy rally, taking the stage with his son, X Æ A-12, and embracing Trump.
The billionaire threw his hands in the air as the crowd cheered, celebrating the victory which he predicted and rooted for throughout the campaign.
Musk was an outspoken Trump supporter and generous donor throughout the campaign, and has been rewarded for his efforts with an appointment as the co-director of Trump’s DOGE initiative to dismantle parts of the federal government.
‘This victory is just the start, really,’ he told the amped-up crowd.
‘What matters going forward is to actually make significant changes, cement those changes and set the foundation for America to be strong for a century, for centuries, forever.
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