Trump to hold 'victory rally' in Washington on eve of Inauguration Day
WASHINTON ― President-elect Donald Trump is holding a "victory rally" in Washington for supporters the day before Inauguration Day when he will be sworn in as the 47th president.
The rally at Capital One Arena is set for Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. ET, according to a sign-up sheet that bills the event as a "victory rally you'll never forget!"
It will mark the first time Trump has headlined a rally since his election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in November. Capital One Arena, home to the NBA's Washington Wizards and NHL's Washington Capitals, has a capacity of about 20,000 people.
A joint session of Congress will meet Jan. 6 to count the electoral votes certifying Trump's victory four years after a mob of Trump supporters violently attacked the Capitol in protest of President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory against Trump. Biden has said he will attend Trump's Jan. 20 inauguration ceremony even though Trump skipped Biden's inauguration in 2021.
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