Julius Okorie
As hours dissolve into minutes and minutes into seconds ahead of Monday’s inauguration of US-President Elect, Donald Trump, one of the unique sights is seeing Trump board Airforce jet again four years after.
All roads lead to D.C for the big inauguration with Trump, family, friends and well-wishers heading to the same direction. While Trump, wife Melania and son Barron boarded Air force jet to D.C, the rest of the family boarded Trump’s private plane known for its attractive and breath-taking interior.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelDaughter Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, along with their daughter Arabella and sons Joseph and Theodore, crossed the tarmac in West Palm beach to board Trump’s modified 757 minutes ahead of the president-elect.
Ivanka, sporting a blue dress, held Theodore’s hand, as they prepare to get the Trump party started. Ivanka and Jared it will be recalled each served in Trump’s tumultuous first term, but have mostly stepped back from the limelight.
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Interestingly, Barron, who was mostly kept from view as a youngster during Trump’s first term, is now an 18-year old New York University (NYU) student.
Trump’s Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, is already at her job as she informed on X ”
‘The President and First Lady are leaving Mar-a-Lago now for Washington, DC, on a great journey of success for our country! adding an emoji of US flag.
She had earlier assured that “President Trump and his administration are going to deliver on the promises that he made,”
While plans for the inauguration are ongoing, after inauguration activities are also being planned pari-pasu.
Trump is set to host fireworks at his Virginia golf club. There is also a cabinet reception and a dinner for Vice President J.D. Vance.
Trump’s team is reportedly scrambling to organise a version of his parade inside D.C.’s Capitol One arena on Monday in lieu of the outdoor event.
Meanwhile, Trump has launched his own cryptocurrency, which quickly soared in market capitalisation to several billion dollars.
His release of the meme coin, $Trump, comes as he prepares to take office on Monday as the 47th president of the US.
The venture was co-ordinated by CIC Digital LLC – an affiliate of the Trump Organisation – which has previously sold Trump-branded shoes and fragrances.
Meme coins are used to build popularity for a viral Internet trend or movement, but they lack intrinsic value and are extremely volatile investments. It was reported that by Saturday afternoon, hours after its launch, the market capitalisation for $Trump reached nearly $5.5bn (£4.5bn), according to CoinMarketCap.com.
Julius Okorie is Chief Sports and Entertainment Correspondent for Prime Business Africa. He began his journalism career with the Champion Newspaper and Sporting Champion and later moved on to Daily Independent and the Nation Newspapers. Okorie joined Prime Business Africa in 2024 bringing on board 20 years of experience in writing investigative news on Sports and Entertainment. His well researched and highly informative articles on Sports Business and general entertainment are followed by a wide range of audience.
