Trump to hold New York-themed inauguration ball
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities will include a series of inaugural balls and, according to reports Thursday, one of them will be entirely New York-themed.
Trump, according to TMZ, has specifically adopted as a pet project his “Big Apple Ball,” which is expected to include the city’s icons.
Giant cutouts of the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are said to be featured, as well as “every cliché” about the city. TMZ said the central theme of the party comes from lyrics in a Frank Sinatra song: “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”
{mosads}Inauguration events start Jan. 19 at Arlington National Cemetery, where Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence will lay a wreath, followed by a “welcome concert” at the Lincoln Memorial.
On Jan. 20, Trump and Pence will be sworn in at the U.S. Capitol and attend the Inaugural Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
The weekend ends with a prayer service at the Washington National Cathedral Jan. 21.
Trump’s New York ball, as well as the other balls, is planned for the night of the inauguration.
The president-elect, who calls Manhattan home, lost the city and state to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton won more than 87 percent of the vote in Manhattan and 59 percent statewide. Trump took home 10 percent of the vote in Manhattan and 36.5 percent of the vote statewide.
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