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Kickl remains in Austria: no trip to the Trump Championships!
Despite the invitation, Herbert Kickl will not take part in Trump's inauguration on January 20. Austria is represented by ambassador.
Kickl remains in Austria: no trip to the Trump Championships!
Herbert Kickl, the head of the FPÖ, has received an invitation to take office of Donald Trump on January 20, but will not travel to Washington. This was confirmed by a Kickl spokesman on Friday evening because the FPÖ boss wants to stay in Austria. "Austria first, that also applies to me in this case," said Kickl in an interview with "Today". While he wants Trump a lot of strength and energy for his presidency, the focus is on dealing with the national challenges, especially with regard to the “huge debt avalanche” that Austria has to cope with. The Austrian ambassador in the USA, Petra Schneebauer, is represented by the country at the Inauguration, such as Exxpress.at reported.
weather ensures special circumstances in the ceremony
The inauguration takes place in the Capitol due to extremely cold temperatures instead of the usual outdoor celebrations. Trump has decided to hold the ceremony in the Capitol's dome hall to ensure that visitors are not violated. Traditionally, the inauguration draws numerous people to the National Mall, where the ceremony usually takes place in the open air. Due to a cold wave, however, temperatures are expected that are as low as it has not been in decades; On Monday it could reach up to minus six degrees Celsius, according to reports from the press .
In addition, Trump's team will take special precautions: a sports arena in the city center of Washington is opened to the transfer of the inauguration for the public. Trump also said that after his swearing -in on site, he would be on site to take part in the traditional parade. On the same day, the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will stay away from the ceremony, although he apparently has not received an invitation, which continues to complicate the situation. Zoltán Kovács, State Secretary for International Communication, confirmed that no heads of state and government were invited, which is already a tradition on such occasions.