When President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office on Monday inside a tightly packed Capitol Rotunda, he will be surrounded by a very different Washington than he was eight years ago.Then, when Trump gave a speech about 맥스카지노�American carnage맥스카지노� on the inaugural stage in the rain, many congressional Republicans were silently prepared to push back on the most radical elements of his agenda and investigate his background.Today, they are almost unanimously backing him. World leaders and corporate CEOs who once balked at Trump were scheduled to attend the ceremony, prepared to brave the bitter cold to publicly show their support before events were moved inside.It is also a far different Washington from four years ago, when the stage built for Democrat Joe Biden맥스카지노�s inauguration had to be hastily repaired after an insurrection of Trump맥스카지노�s supporters just two weeks beforehand. The rioters tore pieces off the scaffolding to use as weapons against police who tried to stop them from breaking into the Capitol and halting the certification of Biden맥스카지노�s victory.The Rotunda was packed then, too, as rioters violently rushed in after breaking through the main doors. They hung off statues, called out for lawmakers and battled police who were trying to push them out of the building.Trump refused to attend Biden맥스카지노�s inauguration, and many Republicans thought his political career was over. But he came back stronger than ever 맥스카지노� and brought Washington with him.맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s a party victory in the sense that there맥스카지노�s this new populist Republican Party,맥스카지노� said Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota. 맥스카지노�There맥스카지노�s no question that the enthusiasm level is much higher than it was eight years ago.맥스카지노�Trump맥스카지노�s second inauguration will also be different because it will be held indoors, a last-minute change because of the frigid, windy weather. The platform on the West Front of the Capitol, built over many months, will stand unused and barren as he takes the oath inside.Biden맥스카지노�s inauguration in 2020 was unusual, as well, held without the normal crowds because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests on the platform were spaced out instead of crowded in.Cramer said he attended, but many other lawmakers did not, and he said it felt 맥스카지노�weird" but also more intimate with fewer people. 맥스카지노�I remember the big teleprompter, the giant screen TV that Joe Biden was reading off of, and just how few people that were out there listening to it,맥스카지노� he said.Did he ever think Trump, mostly shunned by official Washington after the Jan. 6 attack, would be back at the Capitol taking the oath of office?맥스카지노�It was a possibility that clearly always existed,맥스카지노� Cramer said.South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds says that while Trump was an unknown in 2017, Washington Republicans now understand how he operates.맥스카지노�They know he맥스카지노�s going to make statements and that he맥스카지노�s going to test the waters,맥스카지노� Rounds says. 맥스카지노�But they also know that when it맥스카지노�s all said and done, he맥스카지노�ll take counsel and then he맥스카지노�ll make a decision.맥스카지노�Despite the widespread support and unified power in Washington, Trump맥스카지노�s second presidency still faces obstacles 맥스카지노� including a narrow majority in the House and different views within the party as he and Republican leaders eye massive bills to cut taxes, secure the border, deport immigrants and boost energy production.An early test in December showed Trump맥스카지노�s limits after Congress rejected his push to add a debt limit increase to year-end spending legislation.For Democrats, the moment is fraught.맥스카지노�I think it맥스카지노�s all the more clear this time around that the challenges that we face and the divisiveness of our nation, that it runs deep,맥스카지노� says Democrat Andy Kim of New Jersey, a freshman senator. 맥스카지노�This is not just about one person in the Oval Office. This is not just about Trump. It isn맥스카지노�t just about Biden.맥스카지노�Kim said he맥스카지노�s been mulling legislation that could win bipartisan support and help people come together 맥스카지노� perhaps investments in civics education or a national service program as the country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary.Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine, says he sees a difference in Trump맥스카지노�s Cabinet nominees, many of whom he believes were picked because they are loyal to him. His Cabinet eight years ago was more 맥스카지노�well-respected, well-qualified people.맥스카지노�Video below: Trump to be sworn in as 47th president on coldest Inauguration Day in 40 yearsKing attended Trump맥스카지노�s first inauguration and said his most vivid memory was hearing him utter the words 맥스카지노�American carnage.맥스카지노�In contrast to hopeful inaugural speeches of the past, Trump said then that a 맥스카지노�different reality exists맥스카지노� for many Americans trapped in poverty, for communities that lost factories, for schools that left 맥스카지노�our young and beautiful students deprived of knowledge맥스카지노� and 맥스카지노�the crime and gangs and drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�This American carnage stops right here and stops right now,맥스카지노� Trump said in his speech. He has repeated those themes throughout the last eight years.맥스카지노�It was a very jarring moment,맥스카지노� King said.