Huge lines formed in Washington for Donald Trump's victory rally, NOVA reported.
The future president of the United States has decided to hold a rally on the eve of his inauguration. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance will be among those who will give speeches.
This will be Trump's first major event in Washington since the infamous rally on January 6, 2021. Then the angry crowd attacked the Capitol and tried to stop the transfer of power to Joe Biden. Earlier in the day, a protest was also held in the capital. People who disagreed with Trump's positions on a number of issues organized a march. It followed the model of the big march before the start of Trump's first term. But this year's turnout was much more modest.
"There are a lot of problems. The climate change crisis is at the forefront. They don't care. They're not taking any measures to alleviate the situation," said Leah Terry, a resident of Washington.
"This is a reminder that even if we didn't get the votes in November, many people have the courage to be here and speak out. "It gives us hope that we will overcome this period and face all the bad that lies ahead," said Bethany Reeves, a Virginia resident.
Joe Biden spends his last full day as president today in South Carolina, a state that holds special significance after his victory in the 2020 Democratic primary. made it easier for him to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States, the Associated Press reported, quoted by BTA.
On the eve of the inauguration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, Biden plans to say a final goodbye to the state.
Biden, accompanied by his wife, first lady Jill Biden, was scheduled to visit the Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston to worship and speak about the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the White House said. Monday is the federal holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader.
The Biden family will then tour the International African American Museum. According to the museum's website, it was built on the site on the coast where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans were brought to the United States starting in the late 1860s. to 1808.
In 2020, Biden's campaign was struggling after losing the races in New Hampshire, Iowa and Nevada. But in the fourth stop, South Carolina - where black voters make up the majority of the Democratic electorate - he emerged victorious.
After winning the election and taking office, Biden pushed for South Carolina to move up the list and be the state where the 2024 Democratic nomination process begins, instead of New Hampshire. He easily won the state's primary that year.
"In 2020, it was the voters of South Carolina who proved the pollsters wrong, breathed new life into our campaign and put us on the path to winning the presidency," Biden said in a statement after winning the primary for a second time. "Now, in 2024, the people of South Carolina have spoken again, and I have no doubt that you have set us on a path to winning the presidency again - and making Donald Trump a loser - again."
That didn't happen, however. After failing in the debate against Trump, Biden dropped out of the race under pressure from many Democrats.
Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who replaced him as the Democratic nominee, but lost to Trump.