WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump — the oldest person to win the presidency — on Sunday cast himself as a champion of young people and said that decades from now, his youngest supporters will praise him as One of the greatest men to ever occupy the White House.

"One day, 30 years from now, 40 years from now, 50 years from now, some of these young people are going to say, 'I remember Donald Trump, he did a great job,'" Trump said before his inauguration. asserted in a speech. Rally at Capital One Arena.

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Trump, who will be sworn in for a second time on Monday, attributes his gains among young voters in part to his new support for TikTok. Hugs lately.

On Sunday, Trump announced that one of his first acts upon returning to office would be to sign an executive order delaying the ban that the Supreme Court upheld last week. The announcement comes after a brief interruption in TikTok's availability in the United States.

"As of today, TikTok is back," Trump said, prompting loud cheers from the crowd.

Trump's rallies are seen as a super-sized victory lap. He was preceded on stage by a group of Trump-friendly figures, including Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, conservative media star Megyn Kelly and anti-immigration firebrand and incoming White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.

The stadium, with the exception of the upper tiers, is packed with supporters and during sporting events the stadium has a capacity of 20,000 seats with hundreds more arranged on the floor. As warm-up speakers took the stage, campaign slogans — “Trump will fix this,” etc. — rolled across the scoreboard.

"Tomorrow at noon, America's four-year decline ends, and we begin a new day of American strength, prosperity, dignity and pride," Trump said.

Trump has promised to quickly issue a series of executive orders to undo actions taken by outgoing President Joe Biden. He also noted how his return to power has accelerated a course correction among Big Tech and other corporate executives who were once wary of him while supporting progressive corporate governance policies that build on his MAGA Laughed at.

Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg have made moves in recent weeks to bring their companies and themselves closer to Trump's values. Both accepted invitations to attend Monday's inauguration. Trump singled out Apple CEO Tim Cook on stage, with whom he recently met and, according to Trump, spoke with him again on Sunday.

"I spoke with Tim Cook at Apple today and they said they're going to make massive investments in the United States because of our election victory," Trump joked.

With Monday's inauguration expected to be held indoors amid the prospect of dangerously cold weather, this week's rallies served as an emotional release point for thousands of Trump supporters and other Republicans in Washington. For Trump, the freewheeling rally format represents a return to a comfort zone that a more focused inaugural address cannot match.

Trump ally and rock star Kid Rock performed a brief performance that included "We the People," a song whose lyrics include "Let's go, Brandon," which has become a staple in recent years. Anti-Biden memes crudely mocked him.

Members of the Trump family also addressed the audience. After Eric Trump and Lara Trump led their two young children in the Pledge of Allegiance, Eric Trump offered up some PG- Level 13 fare.

"The bullshit is over. The bullshit is over," Eric Trump said as he looked ahead to his father's second term.

Elon Musk, the billionaire Tesla CEO and owner of social media site Pu took the stage together.

"We're looking forward to making a lot of changes," Musk said. "This win is really a start. What's important going forward is really making big changes."

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, who was scheduled to speak in front of Trump, was absent from Sunday's show. But Vance had to be elsewhere at a difficult and certain time. After earlier delays in rally plans, he left the arena before addressing the crowd to get where he needed to be and ensure Trump could speak on time, two sources familiar with the logistics said.

Trump seemed confused about Vance's whereabouts — "wherever the hell he is," he said at one point in his speech.

Trump's remarks were also filled with topics that often excite him and his crowd, from pardoning supporters convicted after storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021, to his support for Musk's "Department of Government Efficiency" of HOPE Advisory Committee.

Trump at one point pledged to declassify records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother and former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., among other records of national interest. . Trump tried and failed during his first term to declassify all records related to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.

He also promised that everyone on stage would be "extremely happy" with his choice whether to pardon those convicted after the Capitol riot, calling the criminals "J6 hostages." Trump then immediately turned to praising Ted Leonsis, owner of the Washington professional hockey team Capitals and professional basketball Wizards and Mystics, for his assistance with the rally and his attendance on Sunday.

"Their team is playing really well," Trump said of the Capitals, before naming the team's star winger. "(Alexander) Ovechkin is a great player."

But his proposals for the new generation were consistent throughout.

He said he had joined TikTok — “Can you believe what I would do to win an election?” — largely because of its popularity with young voters.

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After he endorsed Vance, 40, who is about to become the third youngest vice president in history, Trump endorsed Charlie Kirk, an influential right-wing activist on college campuses.

"When you hear kids being liberal, they're not liberal," Trump said. "Maybe they once were, but not anymore."

However, the rally ended on a more cheerful note for baby boomers. The Village People, known for their 1978 hit "YMCA," a staple of Trump rallies, performed the song live to close the show.