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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a rally for Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Metropolitan AME Church on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The rally comes during the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Brandon Reil, (C) from Pennsylvania, waits in line to get into Capital One Arena for Donald Trump's inauguration celebration on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance will be sworn in on January 20 in an indoor ceremony in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol with a celebration at the Arena after. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

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President-elect Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden arrive at the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

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