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| Donald Trump inauguration: events to begin ahead of Friday swearing in – live | Donald Trump inauguration: events to begin ahead of Friday swearing in – live |
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| 9.49pm GMT | |
| 21:49 | |
| Army Old Guard band played classic Americana marching bands songs. | |
| Now we’re waiting for Donald Trump to appear, with Rolling Stones’ Let’s Send the Night Together playing (just a recording, obviously, the band. Apparently they were Trump’s top pick to play, but they refused). | |
| Now Trump rally regular, The Stones’ Can’t Always Get What You Want is playing, which seems particularly poignant today. | |
| 9.39pm GMT | |
| 21:39 | |
| That was a pretty great version of America the Beautiful. | |
| Now it’s a military band, US Army Old Guard Fife and and Drum Corps, in revolutionary era outfits. | |
| Very “traditionally American”. | |
| Updated | |
| at 9.40pm GMT | |
| 9.35pm GMT | |
| 21:35 | |
| Now Jon Voight, actor and father of Angelina Jolie, appears. | |
| “This is some day,” he begins. | |
| “He certainly didn’t need this job. And yes, God answered all our prayers,” he says, speaking of Trump. | |
| “And president Lincoln who sits here with us is smiling knowing we will be lead by a honest and good man, who will work for all their people no matter their creed or color”,” says Voight. | |
| He introduces soul singer Sam Moore to sing America the Beautiful. | |
| (so far all the performers, minus Voight, have been people of color, I stand corrected). | |
| 9.30pm GMT | |
| 21:30 | |
| Now it’s time for the “rhythmic beats” of DJ Ravidrums, a party DJ and former musical director of the 2009 NBC series Howie Do It. | |
| His soaring drumming is accompanied by screens showing the stars and stripes and names of the states. | |
| Vermont! | |
| Virginia! | |
| 9.27pm GMT | |
| 21:27 | |
| A very chipper version of the national anthem just sung by an Asian man in military marching band uniform, one of the few performers of color we’ll see today. | |
| 9.25pm GMT | |
| 21:25 | |
| After some warm-up numbers by a military band, it’s now time to rise for the presentation of colors and the national anthem. | |
| 9.17pm GMT | |
| 21:17 | |
| The Trump family - Eric, Donald Jr, Ivanka and Tiffany, plus spouses and the older grandkids - have taken their seats for the inauguration concert. | |
| 9.13pm GMT | 9.13pm GMT |
| 21:13 | 21:13 |
| Some nice behind the scenes pics from Bloomberg reporter Justin Sink: | Some nice behind the scenes pics from Bloomberg reporter Justin Sink: |
| view from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial shortly before Trump concert kicks off pic.twitter.com/Mj5nZA4371 | view from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial shortly before Trump concert kicks off pic.twitter.com/Mj5nZA4371 |
| Jon Voight hanging out backstage at the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/FfFldY0aTG | Jon Voight hanging out backstage at the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/FfFldY0aTG |
| 9.05pm GMT | 9.05pm GMT |
| 21:05 | 21:05 |
| Trump’s Make America Great Again: Welcome Celebration, also known as the concert no big name performer wanted to attend, kicks off in five minutes. | Trump’s Make America Great Again: Welcome Celebration, also known as the concert no big name performer wanted to attend, kicks off in five minutes. |
| The artists who will play include country singer Toby Keith, 90s rock band 3 Doors Down, Republican country star Lee Greenwood and YouTube stars The Piano Guys (no, we don’t know who they are). | The artists who will play include country singer Toby Keith, 90s rock band 3 Doors Down, Republican country star Lee Greenwood and YouTube stars The Piano Guys (no, we don’t know who they are). |
| Lots of stars, including Elton John and Andrea Bocelli, declined to perform. | Lots of stars, including Elton John and Andrea Bocelli, declined to perform. |
| When asked why Kanye West, the highly influential hip hop star who created controversy amongst fans with his visit to Trump Tower in December, wasn’t asked to perform, a spokesman for Trump said West wasn’t “traditionally American” enough. | When asked why Kanye West, the highly influential hip hop star who created controversy amongst fans with his visit to Trump Tower in December, wasn’t asked to perform, a spokesman for Trump said West wasn’t “traditionally American” enough. |
| “He’s been great, he considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it’s not the venue... It’s going to be typically and traditionally American,” said Tom Barrack, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee on CNN. | “He’s been great, he considers himself a friend of the president-elect, but it’s not the venue... It’s going to be typically and traditionally American,” said Tom Barrack, chairman of the Presidential Inauguration Committee on CNN. |
| West was born in Chicago and has won 21 Grammys. | West was born in Chicago and has won 21 Grammys. |
| This West song, a duet with Jay-Z, would have been a pretty great inauguration song, regardless of the president. | This West song, a duet with Jay-Z, would have been a pretty great inauguration song, regardless of the president. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.10pm GMT | at 9.10pm GMT |
| 8.48pm GMT | 8.48pm GMT |
| 20:48 | 20:48 |
| Photos of Trump and Pence during the ceremony at Arlington Cemetery. | Photos of Trump and Pence during the ceremony at Arlington Cemetery. |
| 8.44pm GMT | 8.44pm GMT |
| 20:44 | 20:44 |
| A military musician performs the Last Post. | A military musician performs the Last Post. |
| Trump and Pence then turn, face the Trump family and is led away in silence. | Trump and Pence then turn, face the Trump family and is led away in silence. |
| 8.42pm GMT | 8.42pm GMT |
| 20:42 | 20:42 |
| Concert crowd cheers as Trump wreathlaying ceremony at Arlington is aired live on concert screens pic.twitter.com/q66iWx3cbx | Concert crowd cheers as Trump wreathlaying ceremony at Arlington is aired live on concert screens pic.twitter.com/q66iWx3cbx |
| 8.40pm GMT | 8.40pm GMT |
| 20:40 | 20:40 |
| Now president-elect Trump and Mike Pence are laying a white wreath of flowers on the tomb. | Now president-elect Trump and Mike Pence are laying a white wreath of flowers on the tomb. |
| They stop and stand back, in silence. | They stop and stand back, in silence. |
| Trump is wearing a blue tie, Pence is in red. | Trump is wearing a blue tie, Pence is in red. |
| A military drummer starts playing and the pair raise their arms across their hearts. | A military drummer starts playing and the pair raise their arms across their hearts. |
| 8.35pm GMT | 8.35pm GMT |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| The Trump children and grandchildren have all appeared (but not Barron, the youngest Trump son). | The Trump children and grandchildren have all appeared (but not Barron, the youngest Trump son). |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 8.36pm GMT | at 8.36pm GMT |
| 8.34pm GMT | 8.34pm GMT |
| 20:34 | 20:34 |
| Video: Trump lays wreath at Arlington | Video: Trump lays wreath at Arlington |
| Now live: Donald Trump and VP-elect Mike Pence is about to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. | Now live: Donald Trump and VP-elect Mike Pence is about to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. |
| 8.30pm GMT | 8.30pm GMT |
| 20:30 | 20:30 |
| After today’s senate confirmation hearings, Senator Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s veep pick, says he opposes Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for Health secretary. | After today’s senate confirmation hearings, Senator Tim Kaine, who was Hillary Clinton’s veep pick, says he opposes Tom Price, Trump’s nominee for Health secretary. |
| Tim Kaine says he will support Nikki Haley’s nomination, oppose Tom Price, and await ethics paperwork before deciding on Betsy DeVos. | Tim Kaine says he will support Nikki Haley’s nomination, oppose Tom Price, and await ethics paperwork before deciding on Betsy DeVos. |
| Price has been drilled in the hearings over his stock trades in health companies. | Price has been drilled in the hearings over his stock trades in health companies. |
| 8.28pm GMT | 8.28pm GMT |
| 20:28 | 20:28 |
| Can Donald Trump make America great again? | Can Donald Trump make America great again? |