Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration

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Protest crowd estimates down, ticket demand high for Trump inauguration
Many of D.C.’s elected leaders either did not say or were noncommittal about whether they will show up to celebrate Trump’s return.

Updated
January 13, 2025 at 10:56 a.m. EST yesterday at 10:56 a.m. EST


The sun rises on the National Mall during an inauguration rehearsal on Capitol Hill on Sunday. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

By Emily Davies, Ellie Silverman and Michael Brice-Saddler
Applications for protest permits have been slow. The hotline for tickets has been loud.

The run of show for this year’s presidential inauguration is by official estimations expected to be surprisingly routine for a city that has seen only high-drama or disrupted swearing-ins since President Barack Obama took the oath a second time more than a decade ago.

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By Emily Davies
Emily Davies is a reporter covering the impact of the Trump administration and the federal government on the D.C. area. follow on X@ELaserDavies

By Ellie Silverman
Ellie Silverman covers protest movements, activism and local news. At The Post, she has also covered local crime and courts. She previously reported on retail, breaking news and general assignment stories for the Philadelphia Inquirer, her hometown paper. She graduated from the University of Maryland, where she reported for the Diamondback.follow on Xesilverman11

By Michael Brice-Saddler
Michael Brice-Saddler covers D.C. government and politics for The Washington Post's Metro desk.follow on X@TheArtist_MBS

D.C. prepares for more than 200,000 inauguration visitors — and protesters
Officials detail final preparations, security measures in run-up to District’s third major security event this month.

January 13, 2025 at 6:30 p.m.


Military members rehearse for the inauguration on Capitol Hill on Sunday, Jan 12. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

By Ellie Silverman
Local and federal officials said Monday in their first publicly available estimates of inauguration attendance that they are preparing for about a quarter of a million people to gather in the nation’s capital as President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office next week.

Though officials expect fewer visitors than at Trump’s first inauguration, where they prepared for upward of a million people, they are in a heightened security posture after a presidential election cycle marked by extraordinary acts and threats of violence.

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By Ellie Silverman
Ellie Silverman covers protest movements, activism and local news. At The Post, she has also covered local crime and courts. She previously reported on retail, breaking news and general assignment stories for the Philadelphia Inquirer, her hometown paper. She graduated from the University of Maryland, where she reported for the Diamondback.follow on Xesilverman11