Trump and his wife Melania descended the plane’s stairway and set off in a motorcade for the US capital.
The president-elect, who takes the oath of office on Friday, will place a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery before crossing the Potomac to make remarks at the Lincoln Memorial, the epicenter of the pre-inaugural festivities.
Trump announced his final cabinet pick earlier in the day — agriculture secretary-designate Sonny Perdue — and US Senate confirmation hearings of his other nominees were underway on Capitol Hill as he arrived.
