Inauguration of Donald Trump

=== Arlington National Cemetery wreath laying ceremony ===
[[File:Donald Trump and Mike Pence wreath laying ceremony 01-19-17.jpg|left|thumb|Donald Trump and Mike Pence at the wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]]
After returning home to New York City, Trump returned to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, January 19, arriving at [[Joint Base Andrews]] on a plane flown by the U.S. Air Force.<ref name="al">{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-19/trump-touches-down-in-washington-to-become-45th-u-s-president |title=Trump Era Dawns With Wreath-Laying and Reception Before Oath |publisher=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]|access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 19, 2017 |author=Sink, Justin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120075232/https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2017-01-19/trump-touches-down-in-washington-to-become-45th-u-s-president |archive-date=January 20, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/watch_president-elect_trump_me.html |title=Watch President-elect Trump, Melania Trump arrive in Washington, D.C. for Inauguration |publisher=AL.com |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 19, 2017 |author=Gore, Leada |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909153809/http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2017/01/watch_president-elect_trump_me.html |archive-date=September 9, 2017 }}</ref>

Trump and Vice President–elect Pence attended a luncheon at Trump's hotel at the [[Old Post Office Pavilion]],<ref name="cbswr">{{cite web |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-arrives-in-washington-ahead-of-inauguration-day/ |title=Donald Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Inauguration Day |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 19, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122142837/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-arrives-in-washington-ahead-of-inauguration-day/ |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref> and afterwards, the official wreath laying ceremony at the [[Tomb of the Unknowns|Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] at [[Arlington National Cemetery]], accompanied by his wife and family.<ref name="wreath">{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/donald-trump-arlington-wreath/index.html |title=Donald Trump places wreath at Arlington |work=[[CNN]]|access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 19, 2017 |author=Schleifer, Theodore |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121083657/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/donald-trump-arlington-wreath/index.html |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref> Trump and Pence were escorted by Major General Bradley Becker at the ceremony.<ref name="cbswr" /> The Arlington National Cemetery is the final resting place of more than 400,000, mostly members of the armed forces, Medal of Honor recipients, and high ranking political officials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/presidential-inauguration-2017-wreath-laying-ceremony-thursday |title=Watch Replay: Wreath-Laying Ceremony for Presidential Inauguration 2017 |publisher=Patch |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 19, 2017 |author=Barton, Mary Ann |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122183529/http://patch.com/district-columbia/washingtondc/presidential-inauguration-2017-wreath-laying-ceremony-thursday |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref>