MAGA garbage truck will join Trump’s inauguration parade
Loadmaster Vice President Andrew Brisson shares details about the garbage truck featured in President-elect Donald Trump’s viral campaign moment and its role in the ‘Fox & Friends’ inaugural parade.
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On January 20, 2025, at noon, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. He will be only the second president to serve non-consecutive terms, Grover Cleveland being the first. Cleveland’s plight was the result of buyer’s remorse on the part of the public. First elected in 1884, he was defeated in 1888 by Benjamin Harrison, whose economic policies proved to be a disaster. Harrison was so weak that Cleveland saw an opportunity to regain the White House. He was re-elected in 1892.
On Monday, Trump will repeat Cleveland’s rare act as he steps up to the inauguration on one of the coldest days of the year in Washington, DC. Trump announced that the ceremony would take place inside the Capitol rotunda, with a live screening for up to 20,000 people at the Capitol. Capital One Arena. Although more than 200,000 people have tickets to the inauguration, most of them will watch the rest of America on screens. Severe weather has only forced ceremonies indoors a few times, most recently for Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the temperature was seven degrees at midday.
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Inauguration Day is the fulfillment of a constitutionally mandated ritual, our way of fulfilling the promise of democracy every four years. Its traditions, largely devoid of politics, are enjoyed by the public, no matter who gets their hands on the Bible. Every four years, this occasion is a festive recognition of what unites us. Most Americans put aside their differences and focus on our enduring democracy. Hard feelings may linger following the election, but the inaugural celebration transcends those divisions, if only for a day.
John F. Kennedy’s inauguration speech featured a memorable quote, as President-elect Trump prepares to take the oath of office for the second time.
It begins late in the morning, when tradition dictates that the new president and his wife are invited to the White House for tea by the outgoing president and his wife. The Bidens will host the Trumps on January 20. This tea party, another example of a peaceful transition of power, can be awkward when winners and losers come together in those final moments. The Trumps have completely ignored it in 2021, but photos from various transitions show plenty of stiff smiles. Everyone studies photos for clues about body language, but the bottom line is that it usually happens. Americans like to see leaders of different parties get along, even superficially. Note the explosive reaction in the press and on social media to Trump and Obama smiling and chatting at Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
It is also tradition for the outgoing and incoming presidents to visit the Capitol together. Trump and Obama rode together during Trump’s first inauguration day in 2017. It is unclear whether Biden and Trump will share a car this time around.
The inauguration ceremony itself will follow tradition, with all four living presidents in attendance: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Alongside Cabinet appointees and high-ranking guests, new faces will take pride of place for the occasion: a collection of the country’s most powerful tech executives, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and TikTok CEO Shou Zi. Chew.
Everyone is impatiently awaiting the inauguration speech which will set the tone for the new administration. Over the centuries, signature lines have become memorable long after a president has come and gone. What makes a statement memorable is how it reflects the enduring spirit of America. For example, Thomas Jefferson’s statement that “every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.” Or Abraham Lincoln in 1865, when the Civil War was in its final and bloodiest period, offering this remarkable olive branch: “With malice towards none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us gives us to see the right, let us strive to complete the work in which we find ourselves, to heal the wounds of the nation, to take care of the one who has borne the battle and of his widow and his orphan, of to do all that can achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace. among ourselves and with all nations. »
Franklin Roosevelt stood before a nation shattered by the Great Depression and sought to instill in it a new resolve with these words: “So let me first state my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.a nameless, irrational and unjustified terror which paralyzes the efforts necessary to convert retreat into advance. » John F. Kennedy uttered what was perhaps the most famous inaugural phrase of all: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
Tech executives including Elon Musk, Shou Zi Chew, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are expected to attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. (ETIENNE LAURENTBAY ISMOYOMARK RALSTONANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In his first inaugural address, Reagan stated the guiding principle of American greatness in the world: “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, nor any weapon among the arsenals of the world, is as great as the will and the moral courage of America. free men and women. »
Reports on the Trump transition indicate that Trump will set an optimistic tone for his second inauguration, and if he does so, he will receive a positive response from the public. On this holy day, Americans like their leaders to talk about what is RIGHT with America.
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After the ceremony, there will be a parade, which has also been moved to the Capital One Arena. The inaugural parade, a custom since the nation’s earliest days, is an opportunity to combine celebration with a showcase of the best of American life, with marching bands, floats and displays representing the states. American sacrifice and courage will be highlighted to military units, police and firefighters.
This year’s parade will also feature first responders from Butler County, Pennsylvania, the site of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July. They will honor Buffalo Township Fire Chief Corey Comperatore, who was shot and killed that day.
Finally, it is customary for the outgoing president to slip a personal note into a desk drawer in the Oval Office for his successor. The tradition began with Ronald Reagan, who left a personal note for George HW Bush. Bush then did the same for Bill Clinton, writing: “Your current success is the success of our country.” I support you hard. »
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When President Trump entered the White House for his first term, he found a note written by Barack Obama: “Millions of people have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for a increased prosperity and security during your term. ”
Trump left a note for Joe Biden in 2021, which Biden said was “a very generous letter.” From now on, Joe Biden will leave a message for Trump. And the great cycle of American life continues.
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