The 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 inaugural parade on ‘Fox & Friends.’
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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 fate was the result of public buyer’s remorse. 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 reclaim the White House. He was re-elected in 1892.
On Monday, Trump will repeat the rare act of Cleveland as he stands for the inauguration on one of the coldest days of the year in Washington, D.C. Trump announced that the ceremony will be moved to the closed area of the Rotunda of the Capitolwith up to 20,000 spectators watching live at Capital One Arena. Although more than 200,000 people have tickets to the inauguration, most will be watching on screens with the rest of America. Severe weather has forced ceremonies inside only on a few occasions, most recently for Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985, when the temperature was seven degrees at noon.
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Inauguration Day is the performance of a constitutionally mandated ritual, our way of keeping the promise of democracy every four years. Its traditions, largely devoid of politics, are popular with the public regardless of who has laid hands on the Bible. Every four years, this occasion is a celebratory confirmation of what unites us. Americans mostly put aside their differences and focus on our enduring democracy. Hard feelings may remain behind the election, but the inaugural celebration transcends those divisions, if only for a day.
John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address produced a memorable quote, as President-elect Trump prepares to take the oath of office for the second time.
It starts in the late morning hours when the tradition is for the outgoing president and his wife to host the new president and his wife for tea at the White House. The Bidens will host the Trumps on January 20. This tea, another example of a peaceful transition of power, can be awkward when winners and losers come together in those final moments. The Trumps skipped it entirely in 2021, but photos from various transitions show plenty of stiff smiles. Everyone studies photos for clues to body language, but the bottom line is that it usually happens. Americans like to see leaders from different parties get along, even superficially. Be aware of the explosive response in the press and on social media Trump and Obama are smiling and talking at Jimmy Carter’s funeral.
It is also traditional for the outgoing and incoming president to ride together to the Capitol. Trump and Obama rode together on the day of Trump’s first inauguration in 2017. It is not known if Biden and Trump will share a car this time.
The inauguration ceremony itself will follow tradition, and all four living presidents will be present – Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Taking the places of honor alongside the cabinet members and dignitaries will be some new faces for the occasion—a collection of the country’s most powerful tech leaders, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.
Everyone is looking forward to the inaugural speech, which sets the tone for the new administration. Over the centuries, signature lines have become memorable long after a president has come and gone. What makes the statement memorable is how well it reflects the enduring spirit of America. For example, Thomas Jefferson’s statement that “all difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.” Or Abraham Lincoln in 1865, when the Civil War was in its final, bloodiest period, offering this remarkable olive branch: “With malice to none, with mercy for all, with firmness in right as God gives us to see right, Let us strive to finish the work we are on, to bind up the wounds of nations, to care for him who will bear the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all he can achieve and nurture just and lasting peace between us and with all nations.”
Franklin Roosevelt stood before a nation broken by the Great Depression and sought to instill new resolve with these words: “So, first of all, let me state my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, senseless, unwarranted terror that paralyzes the necessary efforts to turn retreat into advance.” John F. Kennedy uttered what is perhaps the most famous inaugural line of all: “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”
Tech leaders including Elon Musk, Shou Zi Chew, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are scheduled to attend Trump’s inauguration on Monday. (ETIENNE LAURENTBAY ISMOYOMARK RALSTONANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In Reagan’s first inaugural address, he emphasized the guiding principle of American greatness in the world: “Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or any weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.”
Reports on Trump’s transition suggest that Trump will set an upbeat tone for his second inauguration, and if he does, he will receive a positive response from the public. On this holy day, Americans like their leaders to speak for themselves right with America.
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After the ceremony, there will be a parade that has also been moved to the Capital One Arena. The inaugural parade, which has been a custom since the nation’s earliest days, is an opportunity to combine celebration with a display of the best of American life, with marching bands, floats and displays representing the states. American sacrifice and bravery will be displayed with military units, police and firefighters.
This year’s parade will also feature members of Butler County, Pennsylvania, the site of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in July. They will honor the fallen fire chief of Buffalo Township Corey Comparatorwho was shot dead that day.
Finally, it is customary for a departing president to slip a personal note to his successor in a desk drawer in the Oval Office. The tradition started with Ronald Reagan, who left a personal message for George HW Bush. Bush then did the same for Bill Clinton, writing, “Your success is now our country’s success. I’m rooting for you.”
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When President Trump entered the White House for his first term, he found a note he had written Barack Obama: “Millions have placed their hopes in you, and all of us, regardless of party, should hope for increased prosperity and security during your tenure.”
In 2021, Trump left a message for Joe Biden, which Biden said was a “very generous letter.” Now Joe Biden will leave a message for Trump. And the great cycle of American life continues.
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