Stephanie Sy:
Well, Amna, all day, these 20,000 Trump supporters that have been packed into Capital One Arena have kind of been on the sidelines watching the inauguration festivities on a livestreaming screen.
Now the party is here. President Trump is in the house. In fact, he is scheduled to speak shortly. The parade just ended. It was a joyful, jubilant, optimistic display of Americana, high school marching bands from Trump’s hometown of Palm Beach, New York City, J.D. Vance’s hometown.
And I will just mention also just a feeling of optimism and hope. These are people that have waited for 24 hours in some cases to see the president in person. Now, when he and J.D. Vance walked through, they actually walked in between the stands. So they came out from the crowds. Vice President Vance was holding his baby girl in his arms.
The crowd is extremely happy to see Barron Trump, for some reason. So, all in all, even though it’s been a tiresome day for a lot of the folks here, they have been relatively patient waiting for the president and certainly a sense of celebration among all the folks here.
