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Donald Trump commissioned two campaign donors to organize the January 20 inauguration ceremony

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United States President Donald Trump and Steve Witkoff meet in Evans, Georgia, following the impact of Hurricane Helene on October 4, 2024 (REUTERS/Octavia Jones)

The next president will be on it United StatesRepublicans Donald Trumpconfided this Saturday to two friends and prominent donors to his campaign, Steve Witkoff and Kelly Loefflerdirecting the Commencement Committee to organize an investiture ceremony to be held on January 20.

Trump, who already ruled the country between 2017 and 2021, said in a statement that the Inauguration Committee will honor last Tuesday’s “remarkable victory” over the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, and turn the establishment due to. “a celebration of the American people.”

“It will mark the beginning of my Administration, which will deliver on the bold promises to make America great again.” “Together, we will celebrate this moment, full of history and tradition, and then we will get to work to achieve a wonderful future for our people. “he announced.

Steve Witkoff is an American investor and one of Trump’s closest friends, while Loeffler is a businessman and senator from Georgia. The two helped organize several fundraising events for the mogul’s campaign.

This is the second announcement Trump has made since winning the election, after hiring her mentor Susie Wiles as the next White House chief of staff.

Donald Trump campaigns with Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in Dalton, Georgia (REUTERS/Brian Snyder)

The president-elect remains at home at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach (Florida), away from public view to answer calls while preparing the transfer of powers and designing the cabinet that will accompany him when he takes power. The New York tycoon has not appeared since his victory speech early Wednesday morning and has also reduced his frenetic activity on social networks.

Last Saturday, the White House announced that the president was a Democrat Joe Biden Trump will get in the Oval Office on Wednesday to begin transition talks. This traditional meeting between the president-elect and the outgoing president did not take place four years ago because Trump then refused to accept the election case against Biden. Trump was also the first president in 150 years not to attend the inauguration of his successor.

In an address to the nation on Thursday, Biden promised that there would be a “peaceful transition of powers” in the United States.

On the other hand, Trump is particularly focused on choosing the next attorney general because, as he said during the campaign, he believes that the president should be able to block co -Department of Justice decisions and seeking revenge against his politics. competitors.

The Republican had a tense relationship with his attorney general, Jeff Sessions and William Barr, and He said he planned to shoot on his first day special prosecutor Jack Smith who is investigating him for the 2021 attack on the Capitol.

The chain CNN reported this past Saturday that one of those at the top of the list is the senator from Missouri Eric Schmitt, a close friend of Trump who helped him prepare for the election debates of this campaign.

Senator Eric Schmitt speaks at a Trump campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 1, 2024 (REUTERS/Joel Ángel Juárez)
Senator Eric Schmitt speaks at a Trump campaign event in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on November 1, 2024 (REUTERS/Joel Ángel Juárez)

Florida senator votes for Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who was on the list of possible vice-presidents, and for Defense who was the Secretary of State Mike Pompeoamong others.

At his Florida mansion, Trump has received honeymoon calls from about 70 world leaders, such as Chinese President Xi Jinping; the Mexican, Claudia Sheinbaum; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; or the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky.

This attention shows that the geopolitical pressure in the United States is gradually shifting from the White House in Washington to Mar-a-Lago, where Trump is celebrating and planning his new mandate. .

Foreign leaders will also begin traveling to Mar-a-Lago in the coming days in search of a meeting with him. The Argentine president was one of the first to announce his visit Javier Mileywho hopes to meet with Trump next week.

(With information from EFE)

2024-11-10 05:45:00
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