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President Donald Trump arrived at the Commander-in-Chief Ball shortly after 10pm ET on Monday and shared his first dance with first lady Melania Trump, his first of three ball appearances that night.
Shortly after the band played “Americans, We,” Trump was introduced by an emcee at the Walter Washington Convention Center in Mount Vernon Square, DC.
The event is aimed at service members.
For their first dance, Trump and first lady Melania Trump danced to a contemporary rendition of Julia Ward Howe’s 1861 Civil War anthem “Battle Hymn of the Republic.”
The song was the bugle call of the Union Army of the Potomac, and the opposite number to the Confederate Army’s “Dixie.”
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In brief remarks, Trump told the crowd that the election was a “tremendous victory” and that one of the main reasons he won was “my relationship with you (the American people).”
At the military-themed ball, he praised his nominee to head the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth.
Trump also spoke at two other balls later in the evening, one at the Washington Convention Center and the last at Union Station.
The Liberty Ball was between the Commander-in-Chief Ball and the Starlight Ball.
While the Commander-in-Chief’s ball was aimed at service members, the Liberty Ball will include a wide range of Trump supporters. It’s being headlined by Trump’s address, but, also similar to the Commander-in-Chief’s Ball, it will also include some musical performances. These performances will include country singer Jason Aldean, rapper Nelly and the Village People.
At the Liberty Ball – also held at the convention center – Trump shared another first dance with Mrs. Trump.
Several members of the Trump family then took the stage, along with Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance. They danced to “Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers.
Trump told the crowd at the Liberty Ball that it had been “a hell of a day.”
The dances follow an eventful day that included President Trump’s formal swearing-in ceremony, a inaugural parade at Capital One Arena, an Oval Office signing ceremony and more.
During the day’s events, Trump signed a bunch of executive orders related to border security, diversity, equity and inclusion, January 6, energy and climate, and the federal workforce.
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President Donald Trump dances with his wife Melania at the Commander and Chief Ball. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The number of orders he signed surpassed the number Trump signed on his first day in office in 2017, as well as the number President Biden signed on his first day as president.
The Liberty Ball will include a wide range of Trump supporters. It’s being headlined by Trump’s address, but, also similar to the Commander-in-Chief’s Ball, it will also include some musical performances.
