President Donald Trump arrived at the Commander-in-Chief Ball shortly after 10 PM ET on Monday, and shared his First Dance with first lady Melania Trump – his first of three ball appearances that night.

Shortly after the band played “Americans, We,” Trump was introduced by an emcee at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Mount Vernon Square, D.C.

The event is geared toward service members. 

For his first dance, Trump and first lady Melania Trump danced to a contemporary rendition of Julia Ward Howe’s 1861 Civil War anthem “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”

The song was the clarion call of the Union Army of the Potomac – and the opposite number to the Confederate Army’s “Dixie.”

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In brief remarks, Trump told the crowd the election was a “tremendous win” and that a big reason he won was “my relationship with you (the American people).”

At the military themed ball, he praised his Pentagon chief nominee Pete Hegseth.

Trump also spoke at two other balls later in the night, another located at the Washington Convention Center and the final one located at Union Station.

The Liberty Ball was sandwiched between the Commander-in-Chief Ball and the Starlight Ball.

While the Commander-in-Chief ball was geared towards service members, the Liberty Ball is set to include a wide-range of Trump supporters. It is being headlined by Trump’s address, but, also similar to the Commander-in-Chief Ball, will include some musical performances as well. Those performances will include country singer Jason Aldean, rapper Nelly, and the Village People.

At the Liberty Ball – also held at the convention center – Trump shared another first dance with Mrs. Trump.

Several members of the Trump family then took the stage, along with Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance. They danced to “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers.

Trump told the Liberty Ball crowd it had been “a hell of a day.”

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The balls follow a jam-packed day of events that included President Trump’s formal swearing-in ceremony, an inaugural parade at Capital One Arena, an Oval Office signing ceremony, and much more.

During the day’s events Trump signed a slew of executive orders related to border security, diversity, equity and inclusion, Jan. 6, energy and the climate, and the federal workforce. 

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The number of orders he signed outnumbered how many Trump signed during his first day in office in 2017, as well as the number that President Biden signed during his first day as president.

The Liberty Ball is set to include a wide-range of Trump supporters. It is being headlined by Trump’s address, but, also similar to the Commander-in-Chief Ball, will include some musical performances as well. 

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On Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a church in D.C., there was a rally not only to remember the civil rights leader but to call for action as a change in power occurred just down the street.

The call came from a prominent minister and civil rights activist, Al Sharpton, during a rally of the National Action Network at the Metropolitan AME Church.

“There’s two different occasions in town. We’re going to take an oath today that we’re with Dr. King,” Sharpton said, referencing the swearing-in of President Donald Trump, which happened at the Capitol at the same time as the rally.

The rally was originally planned to include a march from McPherson Square, but the march was called off due to frigid temperatures around the nation’s capital.

“Martin Luther King Jr. gave his life, shed blood and died to open up America for everybody. Blacks, whites, gays, straight — it didn’t matter,” Sharpton said.

Sharpton took issue with one of Trump’s first executive orders, which called for the end of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on the federal level.

“DEI was a remedy to the racial institutional bigotry practiced in academia and in these corporations,” Sharpton said about the programs.

Trump said during his inauguration that he believes the programs aim to “socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”

Sharpton told the crowd the National Action Network plans to study companies that follow suit with the order and remove DEI programs.

“In 90 days, we are going to announce the two companies that we’re going after, and we’re going to ask everybody in this country — Black, white, brown, gay, straight woman, trans — don’t buy where you are not respected,” Sharpton said.

When asked if he would speak with the president if invited to the White House, Sharpton said he would only attend if other civil rights leaders are brought to the table as well.

“I will not do a photo op,” Sharpton said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON D.C. (FOX 2) – After a long election cycle and a relatively quiet transition period, inauguration day has finally arrived.

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S. In addition to placing his hand over the bible and taking the oath, Trump will deliver a speech before entering the White House for his first official act as president.

FOX 2’s Roop Raj will be live outside the ceremony as well as provide live coverage of the entire day.

Ahead of Inauguration:

The backstory:

Due to freezing temperatures, officials moved the inauguration ceremony that was set to take place outside in front of the U.S. Capitol building. Donald Trump’s swearing-in will take place inside The Rotunda.

All that remains is the fencing that was meant to be a barrier for the ceremony, which remains wrapped around the National Mall. 

Instead of the hundreds of thousands that had traveled to the city to watch the president take the oath of office, several hundred will gather inside the dome. Most will be public officials and those personally invited by the president-elect.

For the 220,000 people who had gotten tickets to attend the ceremony, they are souvenirs. 

As for the inauguration parade, it also been moved inside Capital One Arena. It has a capacity of about 20,000 people.