Rappers, billionaire tech titans, country music sensations, The Village People and a very famous garbage truck are set to make President-elect Donald Trump‘s second inauguration bigger and better than ever before.
The newly sworn-in president and first lady Melania Trump will attend three official balls – while there will be a flurry of other parties and events throughout inauguration weekend.
A big change from eight years ago is there are more musical acts willing to perform at Trump inaugural events – including Carrie Underwood, Gavin DeGraw, Rascal Flatts, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jason Aldean.
Even Snoop Dogg will be coming to headline the Friday night inaugural Crypto Ball.
The tech bros are also taking over town – with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and TikTok CEO Shou Chew all invited to attend.
The Village People – who perform MAGA classics YMCA and Macho Man – are going to be everywhere.
Trump has the group performing at his Sunday afternoon rally at the Capital One Arena, alongside Cyrus and MAGA mainstay Kid Rock.
They’ll then head to Turning Point USA’s big bash where DailyMail.com has learned that Conor McGregor will be joining other MAGA personalities including Megyn Kelly, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, Alina Habba and Riley Gaines, among others.
The Village People – who perform MAGA hits YMCA and Macho Man – will perform several times at events over inauguration weekend
DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal that Conor McGregor will be heading to Washington, D.C. for Trump inaugural festivities and attend Turning Point USA’s bash Sunday night
The Village People will also perform at the Liberty Ball – one of the three official balls – where Aldean is expected and a ‘surprise musical guest’ is being teased.
Victor Willis is the only original member of the Village People that performs with the group. The group now consists of Willis, Javier Perez, James Kwong, Nicholas Manelic, James Lee and James J.J. Lippold.
There will be some Hollywood in Washington over inaugural weekend.
The Creative Coalition, the nonpartisan arts advocacy group that also sent representatives to both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions last year will hold a Friday night dinner that benefits military groups.
The host committee includes Wings and Madam Secretary’s Tim Daly – the president of the group – his Wings co-star Steven Weber, as well as Breaking Bad’s Dean Norris, Only Murders In the Building’s Richard Kind, Young Sheldon’s Iain Armitage, and The Chi’s Yolonda Ross.
While the Creative Coalition is nonpartisan, it’s unclear if there will be other MAGA-aligned celebrities in the audience on Monday.
A representative for Mel Gibson told DailyMail.com that he’s not attending. He recently appreared at an event for Gen. Michael Flynn’s group at Mar-a-Lago.
A publicist for actor Dennis Quaid – who’s a Trump supporter – said ‘oh, that’s a private decision,’ when asked if Reagan star would attend inauguration.
Rapper Waka Flocka Flame (left) poses for a picture with President-elect Donald Trump. The rapper is expected to appear at the Legacy of Freedom Ball, which is being put on by the Black Conservative Federation
Former NFL player Antonio Brown will also appear at the Legacy of Freedom Ball. He attended Trump’s October rally in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, where the Pittsburgh Steelers – the team he previously played for – hold their training camp each year
A number of state societies and conservative groups are also hosting galas.
One of the more colorful looks to be the Legacy of Freedom Ball, which is being put on by the Black Conservative Federation, with rapper Waka Flocka Flame and former NFL player Antonio Brown expected.
Waka Flocka Flame very publicly backed Trump ahead of the November election while Brown appeared at Trump’s Latrobe, Pennsylvania rally, as the NFL player previously played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Waka Flocka Flame is also performing at the Power 30 Awards VIP Reception and Inauguration Party Sunday night, which is being sponsored by TikTok – as Trump considers whether to sign an executive order to overrule the forthcoming ban-or-sale law.
That event will honor up-and-coming conservative voices including ‘Libs of TikTok,’ operated by Chaya Raichik, House in Habit’s Jessica Reed Kraus, Ben Shapiro, Gaines and others.
Even progressives will have a place to drown their sorrows.
The left-leaning restaurant chain Busboys and Poets is hosting a Peace Ball at D.C.’s Arena Stage, where members of ‘The Squad,’ including Reps. Ilham Omar, Rashida Tlaib and former Rep. Cori Bush are expected to attend.
Also the writer V, formerly Eve Ensler, and Alice Walker, as well as CODEPINK’s Medea Benjamin, who was kicked out of Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing this week, will be on hand.
President-elect Donald Trump drove a garbage truck the day after President Joe Biden appeared to call his supporters ‘garbage.’ The truck will now join the inaugural parade
And then there’s the garbage truck.
It’s a symbol of an enduring gaffe and political gift from President Joe Biden.
After comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage’ at Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally – prompting an outcry – Biden appeared to call all of Trump’s supporters ‘garbage.’
The White House contends that Biden only meant Hinchcliffe but the president’s comment with viral and overshadowed Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris’ closing argument speech on the Ellipse.
The next day Trump put on a orange and neon yellow vest and climbed into a garbage truck at a campaign stop in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Now that garbage truck will be featured in Trump’s inaugural parade.
When is Trump’s 2024 inauguration date?
The 20th Amendment mandates that a new president’s term starts at 12 p.m. on January 20th the year following a presidential election.
The inauguration takes place on January 21st if the 20th falls on a Sunday. It requires them to take the oath of office.
Beyond that, inaugural festivities are guided by tradition – with a luncheon, a parade and balls generally all part of that special day.
Is the presidential inauguration a federal holiday?
Inauguration Day is a federal holiday – but this year it lands on the same day as another federal holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual celebration of the civil rights icon.
Federal workers won’t get an extra day off despite it being a double holiday.
President Donald Trump (left) takes the oath of office on January 20, 2017 alongside first lady Melania Trump (center) and son Barron (right). He’ll retake the oath of office on Monday, January 20, 2024, which is also Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President Barack Obama (right) and first lady Michelle Obama (left) hosted Melania and Donald Trump (center) to the White House on inauguration morning after the Trump attended a church service across the street at the historic yellow St. John’s Episcopal church
What happens the morning of inauguration?
Eight years ago when Trump was sworn-in, he and first lady Melania Trump started their day at church – at the historic yellow St. John’s Episcopal just outside the White House.
They were then greeted on the White House’s North Portico by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.
The Bidens plan to continue this tradition this year.
From there they headed to the U.S. Capitol ahead of the noon swearing-in.
It’s tradition for the departing president to leave a letter for the incoming president on the Resolute Desk.
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre wouldn’t reveal Wednesday if Biden planned to write one for Trump.
Despite Trump breaking tradition by being one of four presidents to skip a successor’s inauguration – the others were John Adams, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Johnson – he did leave a ‘shockingly gracious’ letter behind for the Democrat, according to Biden biographer Chris Whipple.
Four years ago the Trumps departed from the White House’s South Lawn ahead of Biden’s swearing-in ceremony and the outgoing president made remarks at Joint Base Andrews before heading to Mar-a-Lago.
Typically the former president and first lady fly off in a Marine One-type helicopter from the east side of the U.S. Capitol after the swearing-in occurs.
The Trumps plan to see the Bidens off this way this year.
Can you get tickets to Trump’s inauguration?
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies – the bipartisan group charged with organizing the swearing-in ceremony and the inaugural luncheon – makes tickets to the inauguration available to the public.
Trump supporters must request their tickets through their member of Congress.
Already, congressional offices are predicting the demand will outstrip the supply.
It’s likely more people will come to Trump’s inauguration than they did in 2017 (left). Trump made a big deal about his inaugural crowd size, forcing press secretary Sean Spicer to say he had bigger numbers than President Barack Obama in 2009 (right)
How many people are expected to attend Trump’s 2025 inauguration?
Eight years ago, Trump made a big deal about his inaugural crowd size, despite it being visibly smaller than that of President Barack Obama when the Democrat was sworn-in in 2009.
Obama was the country’s first black and biracial president in history.
Trump memorably had his new press secretary, Sean Spicer, chastise the press one day after the swearing-in for pointing out Trump’s smaller crowd.
It’s likely Trump’s crowd will be larger this year from eight years ago, simply because he’s grown his support.
This time around the Republican won the popular vote – the first GOP nominee to do so in 20 years.
