More Than 250,000 Ticketed Guests, Fewer Protesters Expected at Trump’s Inauguration

Protester estimates are down compared with that during Trump’s 2017 inauguration, according to authorities.

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger speaks with reporters during a press briefing after police received a 911 call of an active shooter in the Russell Senate office building on Capitol Hill in Washington on Aug. 2, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Authorities project there will be more than 250,000 ticketed guests at President-elect Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration and fewer demonstrators than anticipated.

“We encourage people to show up early just because of the size of the crowds we expect,” U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger said during a Jan. 13 press conference about the ceremony with Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser, and other federal and local authorities.