The U.S. has expressed fears about the possibility of terrorist attacks at Trump's inauguration

U.S. law enforcement agencies are worried that the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Donald Trump could draw attention and encourage various extremist communities. Politico writes about this on January 15, citing a report from several national security agencies.

"The president-elect's inauguration will be an 'attractive potential target' for violent extremists, even though they say there are no specific credible threats," the media outlet notes.

A joint report by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Secret Service and Capitol Police, as well as the Metropolitan Government and Supreme Court Police Departments, which assessed the threat of incidents at the inauguration ceremony, described potential individuals who could carry them out.

"Foreign terrorists, domestic extremists and 'lone wolves' could give false bomb alerts, make false calls, conduct drone flights or ram the crowd with a vehicle," Politico points out.

Threats of violence are also possible from those who are dissatisfied with the results of the election and may consider the ceremony of inauguration of the head of state as an opportunity to change the political course of the country.

The authors of the report also mention signals from Iran, where they have expressed their intention to eliminate the elected leader, as well as the intention to ignite protests in the country, which could get out of control.

Former counterterrorism official John Cohen noted that the situation around Trump's inauguration is now more dangerous than it was four years ago, when outgoing US leader Joe Biden was taking office.

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Earlier, on January 14, The Guardian reported that former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend Trump' s upcoming inauguration. The media refers to official data from her office. It is noted that the information was provided on the fact, without any explanation for her upcoming absence at the event in the Capitol.

On the same day, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth said at a hearing before the Senate that the United States will try to responsibly end all wars after Trump officially takes office as head of state. Hegseth also added that if he is confirmed to the post, the Armed Forces will be apolitical compared to how it is under Biden.

The inauguration ceremony of the US president-elect will be held on January 20, 2025.

The election for the 47th president of the United States was held on November 5, 2024. In the popular vote, Trump received 51% of the vote, while Democratic candidate Kamala Harris received 47.4%. Later, the Republican, speaking to supporters, called himself the 47th president of the United States and said that his goal as head of state considers the end of military conflicts in the world.