Inauguration day is coming up and while many will be praying for the future of the country on January 20th, some will be praying with President Trump. That is if you’ve got the money. Veuer’s Tony Spitz has the details.
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00:00Inauguration day is coming up, and while many will be praying for the future of the country
00:04on January 20th, some will be praying with President Trump.
00:08That is, if you've got the money.
00:09That's because according to reports from myriad news outlets, the Trump-Vance Inaugural Committee
00:14is offering donor packages to attend the service.
00:17The price tag?
00:18A reported $100,000 donation, or a fundraising effort of $200,000.
00:24The package will include both a ticket to the One America, One Light Sunday service,
00:28as well as the Starlight Ball, among other events on the day.
00:31This is the first presidential inauguration in history to offer a church service tied
00:35to a donation, with critics calling it a pay-to-pray scheme.
00:38Though supporters say that other presidents have offered similar donor packages, including
00:42events with high-profile attendees.
00:44The whole thing has echoes of the God Bless the USA Bible, better known as the Trump Bible,
00:49which the president-elect sold as a fundraising measure during his 2024 campaign.
00:54There are several tiers of tickets related to Trump's inauguration, with some including
00:58an invitation to the swearing-in and presidential parade, as well as the cabinet reception.
01:03However, it will cost you a million dollars if you want to be in DC for all three days
01:07of events, including the vice president's dinner.