Trump Inauguration Schedule: MAGA Rally, Fireworks Show

Members of the U.S. Army Pioneer Bugle participate in an inauguration rehearsal on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

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Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Monday unveiled a schedule of official parties, rallies and other events surrounding his inauguration next week as the 47th president of the United States.

The four-day schedule includes fireworks and three VIP events at Trump’s golf course outside Washington, D.C., as well as a celebratory MAGA rally on the eve of his swearing-in.

It also included three inaugural balls, a relatively small number by recent presidential standards and even more modest given the record-breaking amount of money at the Trump Inaugural Committee’s disposal.

The Trump Vance inaugural committee has raised more than $170 million and expects to ultimately spend more than $200 million on inaugural activities and operations, news outlets include nbc news Reported.

The nonprofit committee is tasked with planning and hosting most of the pageantry that traditionally accompanies presidential transitions of power.

That does not include Trump being sworn in at the Capitol or delivering his inaugural address, both of which were paid for by congressional special joint committees.

Outside of the ball, several of Trump’s events will be held at his Virginia golf course, a departure from recent inaugurations, which were mostly held in Washington, D.C.

Unlike President Joe Biden’s 2021 fireworks display over the National Mall in Washington, the Trump Club’s fireworks will explode 20 miles away on Capitol Hill and will be invisible to most of the public.

Trump’s second inaugural committee, like the first in 2017, will again have more cash than other recent presidents but hold fewer events.

For example, former President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration featured 10 official balls and dozens of other unofficial events. His inaugural committee proposed $53 millionsetting a record at the time.

Former President Bill Clinton attends record 14 official balls During his second term in office in 1997, he reportedly raised less than $24 million.

President Joe Biden is not hosting any balls in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Trump’s massive fundraising campaign and relatively light schedule mirrored his 2017 inauguration, which raised $107 million and spent more than $97 million in just two days of events.

Spending surged in an unprecedented way, reaching about $37,000 per minute, more than four times the $8,600 per minute spent during Obama’s first inauguration. OpenSecrets Computing in 2018.

The current Trump inaugural committee did not immediately respond to CNBC’s questions about its fundraising and spending plans.

As Trump vows to overhaul U.S. economic policy — including imposing potentially sweeping tariffs while slashing a variety of other taxes and regulations — some top executives and businesses appear eager to warm up once-icy relations with him.

That also extends to the inaugural committee, which has received millions of dollars in donations from a slew of companies, including many tech giants that declined to contribute to his 2017 inauguration.

Last week, outgoing Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Lina Khan told CNBC that Amazon and Facebook parent company Meta may be working to secure a “sweetheart deal” from the next Trump administration.

The inaugural committee is reportedly asking for at least $1 million from top donors (double the 2017 request), possibly in response to growing interest in currying favor with Trump for a chance to meet directly with the president – or elected Vice President, According to the Guardian.

Here is the latest schedule of events provided by the Trump Inaugural Committee:

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Trump, Sterling’s Presidential Reception and Fireworks Show
Cabinet Reception and Vice President’s Dinner

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Arlington National Cemetery Ceremony
Wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Make America Great Again Victory Rally
President Donald J. Trump speaks
candlelight dinner
President Donald J. Trump speaks

Monday, January 20, 2025