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Last Updated: January 20, 2025, 6:12 AM EST

President-elect Donald Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery and then held a "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" in Washington on Sunday ahead of Monday's swearing-in ceremony.

Trump's inauguration has been moved indoors because of frigid temperatures expected in the nation's capital on Monday. Trump said he'll be sworn in and deliver his inauguration address inside the Capitol Rotunda.

Jan 19, 2025, 6:03 PM EST

Supporters have high hopes for second Trump term

Trump’s supporters traveled from across the country to celebrate his victory Sunday, waiting for hours in the rain and cold to enter the Capital One Arena in Washington. But tonight, Trump is not rallying on the campaign trail -- he’s facing supporters who have high expectations for what he’ll accomplish.

Supporters here tell us they expect Trump to quickly bring down the cost of goods, close the border, and end the wars overseas.

Darrin Cummings, a 19-year-old, said he traveled to D.C. to witness the “greatest comeback in American history,” saying his top priority is for Trump to end the war in Ukraine.

Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump gather outside Capital One Arena, for a rally a day before he is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, D.C., Jan. 19, 2025.
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A group of women who traveled from North Carolina said they have “very high expectations” that Trump will return their lives to how they remember things were four years ago: cheaper and more peaceful.

A crowd of Trump fans even traveled from Canada, telling me they are hopeful that Trump can also “make Canada great again.”

Trump will now have to deal with the day-to-day burden of delivering on promises, while also responding to crises at home and around the world.

-ABC News’ Selina Wang

Jan 19, 2025, 5:32 PM EST

Trump greeted by roaring rally crowd

At an inauguration eve rally, Trump promised drastic changes over the next four years.

“Tomorrow at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride,” he told an estimated 20,000 people at his Make America Great Again Victory Rally in Washington.

In his speech, Trump touched on many of the issues that he campaigned on.

President-Elect Donald Trump walks on stage at his victory rally, Jan. 19, 2025 in Washington.
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“We're going to end the reign of a failed and corrupt political establishment in Washington, a failed administration. We're not going to take it anymore,” he said. “We're going to stop the invasion of our borders. We're going to reclaim our wealth. We're going to unlock the liquid gold that's right under our feet. Liquid gold. We're going to bring back law and order to our cities. We're going to restore patriotism to our schools, get radical left woke ideologies the hell out of our military and out of our government.”

Jan 19, 2025, 4:07 PM EST

Trump rallies 20,000 supporters ahead of inauguration

Trump is marking his historic political comeback to the White House with a signature "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" in Washington on Sunday, bringing together more than 20,000 supporters to the nation's capital ahead of Inauguration Day.
The rally is being held at Capital One Arena, mirroring the Madison Square Garden rally he held in New York City last October, which served as his closing remarks to American voters a week before Election Day in November.

Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump arrive for a MAGA victory rally in Washington, Jan. 19, 2025, one day ahead of Trump's inauguration.
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The Sunday rally is a move to pay a special tribute to the major role big arena rallies have played in all three of Trump's presidential bids to galvanize his supporters and to carry that campaign spirit into his second-term presidency.

Read more on Trump’s rally here.

-ABC News’ Soorin Kim

Jan 19, 2025, 2:05 PM EST

Trump and Vance place wreaths at Arlington

Trump, Vice President-elect JD Vance and two Gold Star family members paid their respects in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday.

As a fine mist fell on attendees, Trump placed the first wreath on a stand before Vance placed the second. A woman placed the third wreath and the final one was laid by a man on crutches who appeared to have lost his right arm and left leg.

President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance arrive for a wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 19, 2025, in Arlington, Va.
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Trump saluted as the changing of the guard took place and Vance placed his hand over his heart.

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