DONALD Trump has kicked off his pre-inauguration celebrations with a huge rally lined with supporters and stars.
The soon-to-be commander-in-chief took to the stage in front of his adoring MAGA fans just hours before the start of his historic second term - preaching about border control and the return of TikTok.
Fans had filed into the Capitol One Arena in Washington D.C. to kick off celebrations just hours before Trump's inauguration.
Trump vowed to "take back our country" as he praised his sweeping victory in the presidential election in front of cheering loyalists.
The president-elect walked out to fans screaming "USA" as they held up red signs with the number 47 on them - symbolizing his presidency.
Supporters from across the country flew into a frozen Washington D.C. and braved the freezing weather to show up for their soon-to-be leader.
Trump told his fans: “Tomorrow, at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline and we begin a brand-new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride."
The president-elect also took an opportunity to praise his influence on starting to bring TikTok back to the US after the shock federal ban that went into place yesterday.
He said: "As of today, TikTok is back."
Trump even brought out his new political ally Elon Musk - who he called a "genius" in front of his followers - onto stage.
Musk even brought out his young son X - who Trump also called smart.
The tech mogul said: "We're going to really do great things here."
Trump also teased a wave of executive orders that he will flush through tomorrow after his inauguration.
He told cheering fans: "You're going to see lots of them."
The president-elect suggested a huge chunk of these would relate to immigration and border control - a key theme of his first term and election campaign.
He said: "The invasion of our borders will come to a halt."
Trump also claimed he would take the crown as the president behind the most deportations during his second term - which the incoming leader said belonged to Eisenhower.
Celebrations at the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally" kicked off with singer Kiley Dean singing the national anthem.
Trump superfan Kid Rock then got the crowd going with music and MAGA chants.
The singer has also shown his allegiance to Trump by performing at previous star-studded fundraisers during the nail-bitting election campaign.
His family also stepped out to thousands of supporters.
Eric Trump walked out on stage with his wife Lara and two children who recited the pledge of allegiance to megafans.
Don's son said: "We as a family love you so much. This is the greatest political movement ever created."
A long list of speakers preceded Trump and praised his strength, attitude, and even appeared to credit him with the release of three Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Trump himself took to his social media to comment on the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and even the US ban on TikTok.
He wrote: "Hostages starting to come out today! Three wonderful young women will be first."
Trump's Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff credited Trump for the release in front of thousands of supporters.
He said: “We had a great team but it doesn’t happen without Donald J. Trump.
“The president was responsible for this release and we all owe him a debt of gratitude, as do all the families.”
Trump praised him and called Witkoff an "amazing guy" and a good negotiator during his own speech to the adoring crowd.
His inauguration and events came in the face of a huge security and military presence to protect the leader.
Trump has been the subject of several assassination attempts.
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