Trump inauguration schedule: MAGA rally, fireworks show

donald trumpThe US presidential transition team on Monday released a schedule of official parties, meetings and other events surrounding his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States next week.

The four-day schedule includes a fireworks show 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 ceremony.

It also includes three inaugural balls, a relatively small number by recent presidential standards, and one that seems even more modest considering the record amount of money Trump’s inaugural committee has at its disposal.

The Trump Vance Inaugural Committee has raised more than $170 million and is on track to end up with more than $200 million to spend on inaugural events and operations, media outlets such as NBC News have reported.

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

That doesn’t include Trump’s swearing-in at the Capitol or his inaugural address, both funded by a special joint congressional committee.

Outside of the balls, several of Trump’s events will be held at his Virginia golf course, a break from recent inaugurations that largely kept events in Washington, DC.

Unlike 2021, when President Joe Biden held a fireworks show on D.C.’s National Mall, the fireworks at Trump’s club will explode more than 20 miles from the Capitol, out of sight of much of the public in general.

Trump’s second inaugural committee, like his first in 2017, will once again have much more money than those of other recent presidents, although it will host fewer events.

Former president barack obamaThe 2009 inauguration, for example, featured 10 official balls along with dozens of other unofficial events. Its inaugural committee raised more than $53 milliona record at the time.

Former President Bill Clinton attended a record-breaking event 14 official balls during his second takeover in 1997, which reportedly raised less than $24 million.

President joe biden did not host any dances in 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trump’s massive fundraising and relatively sparse agenda reflect the circumstances of his 2017 inauguration, which raised $107 million and spent more than $97 million in just two days of events.

That unprecedented increase in spending amounted to about $37,000 per minute, more than four times the $8,600 per minute spent during Obama’s first inauguration. OpenSecrets calculated in 2018.

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

As Trump promises to reform American economic policies (including imposing potentially broad tariffs and cutting all sorts of other taxes and regulations), some CEOs and high-profile companies appear eager to improve their once frosty relations with him.

That extends to the inaugural committee, which has received million-dollar donations from a wave of companies, including many of the tech giants that refused to contribute to his 2017 inauguration.

Last week, outgoing Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan suggested to CNBC that Amazon and Facebook father Goal may be working to get a “love deal” of the next Trump administration.

Possibly in response to growing interest in currying Trump’s favor, the inaugural committee is reportedly asking major donors to give a minimum of $1 million (double what it requested in 2017) for a chance to have a time directly with the president. – or vice president-elect, the guardian reported.

Here’s the latest schedule of events, provided by Trump’s inaugural committee:

Saturday, January 18, 2025

• President’s Reception and Fireworks at Trump Sterling
• 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
• Victory Rally to Make America Great Again
  President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks
• Candlelight dinner
  President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks

Monday, January 20, 2025

• St John’s Church Service
• Tea at the White House
• oath ceremony
  US Capitol
• Farewell of the former president and vice president
• US Capitol Exit Ceremony
• Ceremony in the president’s signing room
• JCCIC Congress Lunch
• The Presidential Troop Review
• presidential parade
  Pennsylvania Avenue
• Signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House
• Commander in Chief Ball
  President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks
• Liberty Inaugural Ball
  President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks
• starlight ball
  President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks

Tuesday, January 21, 2025.