This weekend, in the shadow of the White House and a stone’s throw from the Washington Monument, a larger-than-life figure with a reputation for top-drawer bluster will vow to Make America Great Again.

“President Trump’s invitation for dinner included bringing a couple of friends. Asked why I invited Kid Rock and Ted Nugent, I joked, ‘Because Jesus was booked,’” Palin wrote in a post on her website after the visit, per The New York Times.

A host of big-name performers including Kid Rock and country singer Jason Aldean will be making their way to Washington to perform at various presidential inauguration events over the weekend.

(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File) FILE - President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York.

(AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File) President-elect Donald Trump poses for a photo with Dana White, Kid Rock and Elon Musk at UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR ...

A visit to AmericaFest with the Harvard-educated, show tunes-loving Orthodox Jew from deep blue L.A. who harnessed anti-woke fervor to become a right-wing rock star and build conservative media’s fastest-growing empire.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are all expected to attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony, NBC News reported. The three declined invitations to the traditional inaugural lunch. Former first lady Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will also join the swearing-in ceremony.

A look at the lineup of official inaugural events for the four days surrounding Trump's second inauguration as president. It's unclear how the decision to move Trump's swearing-in indoors to the Capitol Rotunda might affect the scheduled lineup for the ceremony:

Trump will attend a signing room ceremony, followed by an inaugural luncheon in Statuary Hall. He then will review the troops on the east front of the Capitol. The parade will take place in Capitol One Arena, where Trump has invited attendees to also watch the swearing-in ceremony.

And his new friends are putting their money where their mouths are  — the big tech boys have donated millions to Trump’s inauguration fund.

Donald Trump is returning to Washington to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president. Trump will leave his Florida home on Saturday and fly to