Thousands of Patriots Fill D.C. for Inauguration

Thousands of patriotic Americans and fervent supporters of President Donald Trump braved the rainy weather and descended upon Washington, D.C., to celebrate the inauguration of the 45th president of the United States of America Friday.

Many of these enthusiastic supporters arrived as early as 5 a.m. or 6 a.m. Sporting Make America Great Again hats, American flags, and an array of patriotic apparel, these voters showed up to support the peaceful transition of power — an American hallmark.

“Woo-hoo. We made it!”

“Ready to see the next #POTUS sworn in today!” one attendee tweeted.

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Although the mainstream media and disgruntled liberals have made a big deal about boycotting politicians and celebrities, as well as those showing up to protest, crowds still flocked to D.C. to witness Trump become the 45th president. Despite the sneers about how the size of Friday’s attendance would compare with the size of former President Barack Obama’s 2009 inauguration — a record-breaking 1.8 million — Trump’s enthusiastic supporters proudly flocked to the ceremony.

“Sitting outside waiting on our President Donald J. Trump to be formally sworn into office!” one person tweeted.

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“Excited to see this in person,” another tweeted.

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“Woo-hoo. We made it!” tweeted another attendee.

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Although the numbers aren’t in yet, Trump’s inaugural crowd was smaller than Obama’s 2009 attendees. And while it’s true that more than 60 Democratic politicians refused to attend Trump’s inauguration, and that high-profile celebrities announced their refusals to sing or perform for the festivities, the people Trump spoke to and for all throughout his campaign were not deterred.

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“When [Trump] started running … he said some very outlandish things, but the root of what he was saying, I could see the point he was trying to make. None of the other guys really spoke to me,” Bryce Youngquist from California, a Trump voter who attended the inauguration, told The New York Times.

John Paul Moran, a gay Trump voter from Boston who attended the inauguration, told The Times he would be there supporting Trump because he believed in his message.

“He is the ultimate outsider in a very broken system,” Moran said of Trump. “He’s the kind of president that our Founding fathers intended — someone who stepped away from his professional life to serve the country. Not someone who has had a lifelong career in politics.”

Kevin Puchalski told BBC News that he attended the inauguration “for history.”

“This is the first president that I voted for that won,” Puchalski said.

Mallory Farrar, a Trump voter from California, said she was attending the inauguration because she honors her country and respects its institutions.

“I respect people going to protest Trump, just as I respect people cheering and celebrating. The respect for one another is so important,” Farrar told The Times. “If we truly are the United States of America, we need to respect that diversity of opinion and embrace it, rather than let that be a negative thing that divides us.”

While at the inauguration, Farrar tweeted out a picture, saying, “Front row of our section at the Inauguration!”

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