Donald Trump’s 2025 Inauguration: How to Watch, Performers & More Details
The keys to the White House are about to change hands once again. On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States — only the second non-consecutive two-term winner in history — in Washington, D.C.
The swearing-in ceremony officially begins at noon on that wintry Monday, but a whole day of activity will follow the procession.
How do you watch the 2025 inauguration live?
The major broadcast networks will all air the inauguration live, including ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, CSPAN, Fox News, MSNBC, NBC, and PBS. Audiences can also stream the proceedings online through certain digital sources, including the White House’s live stream.
Where does the inauguration take place?
The official time for the swearing-in ceremony to begin is 12 p.m. ET on January 20. The inauguration was expected to take place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building. However, according to ABC News, it will now take place inside the Capitol Rotunda as a result of the freezing weather expected in Washington D.C. that day.
What is the order of proceedings for the inauguration?
The inauguration ceremony will immediately follow a procession of Donald Trump and Joe Biden to the Capitol and will be followed by Trump’s inaugural address, an honorary departure for Biden and first lady Jill Biden, a signing ceremony in the President’s Room of the Senate wing of the Capitol, an inaugural luncheon, an inaugural parade, and an inaugural ball.
What is the theme of the inauguration?
This inauguration is the 60th and will be themed “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise.”
Who will attend the inauguration?
Though Trump refused to attend Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021, Biden has committed to attending his this year. Other attendees will include members of Congress, the Supreme Court, family members of Trump and incoming Vice President JD Vance, as well as incoming cabinet officials. Former Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Barack Obama will also, attend, along with former first ladies Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton. Guests will include tech moguls Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg.
Who will not attend the inauguration?
Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of Donald Trump, her office announced. Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi is also reportedly declining to attend. Also, although Trump formally invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to the event, he will instead reportedly send an envoy.
Who will perform at the inauguration?
Carrie Underwood is expected to perform “America the Beautiful,” joined by the Armed Forces Choir and the United States Naval Academy Glee Club. Additional performers include the Village People performing “YMCA,” Lee Greenwood, opera singer Christopher Macchio performing the National Anthem, and country stars Jason Aldean and Rascal Flatts, per Axios. The inaugural ball will reportedly also feature a performance by Kid Rock, and Billy Ray Cyrus will perform at the “victory rally” on Sunday.
What else is there to know about the inauguration?
Flags at the U.S. Capitol and other federal buildings were expected to fly at half-staff during Trump’s inauguration, as is customary, to honor late President Jimmy Carter. However, after Trump expressed dismay that the funereal display will take place at his inauguration, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced they will be raised to full staff during the ceremony.
Also, Trump will be hosting his “Make America Great Again Victory Rally” on January 19.
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January 20th can't come fast enough!🙏🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🇺🇸✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🙏🏻
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American flags in Texas won't be at half mast on Pres. Trump's inauguration day, according to Gov. Abbott. I'm thrilled & excited to watch this President of the People & to hear Carrie Underwood sing. I'll be watching it & recording it on other channels.
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You do you. I'll do me and not watch that crap show.
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DIG baby dig, but Elon builds ELECTRIC cars LOL
MAGA never thought a man from SOUTH AFRICA and a man with INDIAN roots would run this country-
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Time for each other to respect one another. Put egos away. Support America and our American traditions. It not about who is wrong or who did what. We as Americans need to come together more then any time in our history.
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Hope you get everything you voted for
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We know what to expect. He’s already been in office. His policies put Americans first, with rule of law and a vibrant economy as the goals. Trump is strong on foreign policy and terrorism will drop, just as it did 8 years ago.
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Are ya sure about that ? Ya got a lot of terrorists down there ?
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Hope you get everything you voted for
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The actual swearing-in tends to take place a few minutes before noon. Plan accordingly.
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My trash will have to be emptied, so... I'm busy at that time.
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And more!! Go Trump!!
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Go Trump to hell!
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Wouls live to see More of Lawrence ODonnell, less of Joy Reid and . Add moretime for Nicole Wallace.
AYMAN has been disappointing.
And LESS OF PRO-PAlestinian BIASED opinions. What happened to pro-Israel support...the ONLY democratic country in Mid-East. More balanced reporting on that, please.
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Drink any kool-aid lately?
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Really? I completely missed the part where they instigated an insurrection last January. Otherwise, you might want to check out the multiple stories about the FBI informant charged with fabricating a story about the Bidens. After next Monday, however, I can't wait to see how your hero fulfills all his campaign promises, especially bringing down prices and inflation.
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The FBI 🤣🙄 whatever.
Current administration has done a Lot of damage to make it difficult for Trump/Vance but they’ll git er done so you can also reap the benefits. 🙂
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You obviously don’t research the economy. Trump rode Obama’s economy the first two years then added more to the national debt (8 trillion) than any other president in one term. He also spent one of his four years on vacation AFTER saying he wouldn’t take a vacation 🙄 The guy is a liar, a fraud, a felon and guilty of sexual assault. He is unfit for any govt job.
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TDS sufferer here!
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You are delusional! The damage done is further indoctrinating you into his orange cult.
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Yet again, another TDS SUFFERER!
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This is a time for unity to make America great again. You should accept all Americans so that we can be one whole great country again.
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Have another snack and don't worry so much..go Trump!!
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Well Mama all I can say is you are very special if you think he is going to do anything to help you or the country.
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Wake up and smell the roses. Watch and listen!
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As a Washingtonian, I refuse to give any time to this felon. I'll be rewatching Hamilton. Ya'll need to update your information. Too bad for all the 1/6-ers that got permission to come into DC for this. They'll be sitting in their cheap motel rooms in the VA burbs watching on a teeny tv. Have fun, shoulda stayed home!
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CHEAP HOTELS!!! I'm still reserving rooms and live in Mount Pleasant LOL.
Use those points to drive the costs up, you can cancel most REWARD POINTS reservations on SUNDAY with no penalty. I have soo many rooms at The Washington Plaza .... working on Westin's site now with my Chase Points.
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We can't wait either! 😚🇬🇧💗🇺🇸🥳🥳🥳
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Ok! He is all yours! Enjoy the trip towards the end of democracy!
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If it had been Obama or Hillary, you and the Dems would toss tradition out the window in a heartbeat
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Hope you get everything Anericans voted for, too!
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Make America Great Again!
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Yes, and in four years, we can make that happen!!
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is about right... hope you paid for a pretty penny to visit. Maybe you can watch from your hotel room. I live on 16th and Monroe, not going but reserved over 32 rooms since June 15th with my AMEX rewards, all can eb canceled the day before......BUT WHY? Only those who can afford to attend should come- GAME ON
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Amen!
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Stop the name calling. Trump didn't sell the Panama Canal for a dollar! Get smart!
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What??
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No, but he sold out our country to Putin for compliments.
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OMG...LMAO!
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You got that right girl!!
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How could we regret a decision that we have a patriot and hero to fix our beautiful America that bad people have torn down...a disgrace!
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Trump is no patriot and no hero. The only thing he fixed is your brain to get you to believe all of his lies and falsehoods.
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And, you have watched too many lying MSM meltdowns. I diagnosed you as a severe TDS sufferer. Go away...MSM is waiting for you.
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I will be working at a Day of Service to honor a real patriot and hero. Not the most despicable man in power since Hitler.
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Donald Trump is the patriot and hero and will fix our beautiful America that has been beat down by bad policies and decisions by bad people!
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The only accurate words in your post are that America is beautiful. He and his cronies are the consummate “bad people” who will completely destroy our society and democracy. Time will tell.
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Oh? Like he destroyed it in his first term? WRONG. Our country will be respected all over the world once again, and not be the laughing stock as it is now with a President that falls asleep at world conferences. I guess you missed all that, I know the lying MSM never shows you that. I'm sure you can find a montage of him sleeping somewhere on YouTube or Rumble.
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In prison?
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All I can do at this idiotic comment is...
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Not for me but then I haven’t watched since Kennedy although I did catch a small Amy when Obama was sworn in. Shame on Texas to not keep flags at half mast for Carter all others are doing .m
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We will see if everyone other than the rich are still singing his praises in about 2 years.
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You people all suffer from a severe 2nd round of TDS. Go play in the basement with your crayons and cupcakes. TDS is a serious illness all you lefties suffer from. Get over it and be AMERICANS as DJT will bring American values back. You'll appreciate him when 2 bags of groceries don't cost you 80.00. Also, when gas goes back to 1.85 and it takes 20.00 or less to fill your gas tank, instead now, I pay over 60.00 to 80.00 to fill my SUV. You'll love your bigger tax returns too. ALL this happened in his 1st term, and will be greater in his 2nd, as he saw how we are all suffering from Biden's horrible and severely bad regime. He will be only known as the single worst POTUS we EVER had. Fact!
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HOTEL COST ARE ON THE RISE- Help me keep the pressure on by reserving rooms rooms with your points! Please make sure your card allows 24 HOUR cancelation. I have managed to reserve 30+ rooms which helps keep things competitive for MAGA hotel seekers
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What? You're woke?
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Where were you four years ago?
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Sounds like someone else is having a meltdown!
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Sounds like someone else is having one!
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Hope you get everything you voted for
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rather have had my balls squeezed than watch that.
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You can't be serious !!
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Kinda like your TDS disease?
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Plan on coming to DC if you can afford it 😬 I have 32 reservations and counting! Not going to be home this weekend, but nothing like reserving rooms to drive the cost up.
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You're dining on sour grapes and baked crow. Take your time; you have 4-years to eat it...
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More like 12 years! Vance ‘28 & ‘32!!!
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Trivia: you support an admitted pedo. Put this away.
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House Speaker announced they will be raised during the swearing in.
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LOL
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Not worth it; you could always watch clips later.
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Not worth watching but you’ll find the time to watch the clips? 🙄 I’m sure he’ll do much better than just refer ppl to URL!
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I live in Cali & we have ISIS here in Bakersfield & Barstow that is not what I want here. The Biden Admin left this country in a huge mess 4Trump then going 2 criticize his every decision once he's in office. Hes got a lot 2 fix & will be very difficult 4 him 2 clean up the mess he was left with. That's a heavy burden
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Too much Fox News for you.
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Too much MSM liars for you.
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In the last year, I’ve seen one story about one illegal immigrant killing one woman, which is horribly tragic, but is a teeny tiny drop in the bucket compared to the number of Americans who kill each other. I suspect you’re gonna find that absolutely nothing is going to get better, and that the rich white billionaires are going to establish an oligarchy that will make most of our lives absolutely miserable.
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Sounds like fun! You should try it.
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Sounds like fun. You should try it!
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What a stupid question to ask but then again Scamala supporters never used their brain 😂
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👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Have you ever considered that perhaps part of the destruction of America is inability to accept your peers?
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Traitor.
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Yes, you are 100% the Biden family are ALL TRAITORS!
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You don't think Trump is another Reagan, do you?
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We will, and more.. for the better! Buh bye Biden. What angry and pitiful speech he gave as his goodbye speech. And, what the hell was he blabbering about on MSM MSDNC? No one has a clue...😂😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔
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Even better. Fact! Look it up. Btw, I loved Reagan and voted for him both times. But, Trump does more action with our adversaries than Reagan. FACT. You need to look up things first, as you already put one foot in mouth, please stop with nonsense and then inserting other foot in as well.
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So to be clear you take a women's rights and become a Christian and want unity? Please have a seat until your balls drop or things dry up down there.
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I LIVE IN DC PROPER... NO ONE IS RAISING THE FLAGS FOR DONNIE!
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Tell that to Mike Johnson...
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As a ticket holder wish they would hold a space for us who scheduled event !
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The Trump family & partners-in-crime don't care about anyone except themselves and the people with big $$$$$.
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waah,waah,trump loves you little sheep.😂😂😂
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Please keep: The Beat w/Ari Melber, Nicole Wallace, Michael Steele (in the morning) and Jose Diaz-Balart. The others I’ll watch but I make a point of watching these people. Thanks for reading this.
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I refuse to give any attention to a liar, criminal, thief. I will not watch this inauguration, I do not support Trump's election. I do believe Trump will put our country before himself or his billionaire friends.
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Correction: I DO NOT BELIVEE TRUMP WILL PUT OUR COUNTRY BEFORE HIMSELF OR HIS BILLIONAIRE FRIENDS.
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Correction or not......WRONG!
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It's a kumbaywa moment loaded with hugs and kisses.
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Don'tcha love the (bad) makeup job? I bet he doesn't trust anyone else to put the orange on his face every morning. And he did a bad job of it here. Look at the line on his forehead!! What a pitiful person he must be!!
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This follows my comment below...
I forgot, Jilly is out as the worst FLOTUS, and looks like she dressed in clothes from Target, Walmart or Kohl's. And, never looked like her hair saw a hair brush. Melania has clothes designed for her. And, her hair is gorgeous all the time. Why didn't Biden or Hunter (the REAL convicted felon), pay for Jilly to have better hair and clothes? They have all that Ukrainian $$, and live in mansions from illegal $$.
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Melania: WFLE. She'd rather be in her NYC apartment and shopping on 5th Avenue than be anywhere near the White House. Or anywhere near her husband.
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Hello, I know that this was not addressed to me but I am curious as to what you are talking about?
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MLK, Jr was a serial womanizer. A great man nonetheless.
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Well, the last part of my comment came true, if there was a Heavan, Mr. Carter is probably frowning up there right now...
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You mean the man that sold OUR American built Panama Canel for 1.00? That man?
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I won’t watch a felon be sworn in. It is a travesty! I will be wearing my “Nicht Mein Fuhrer” shirt!
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Sadly, this country truly needs the checks and balances of both viewpoints to progress, but the right-wingers now have way too much power and will ultimately end up destroying our democracy and our country. Even so, wishing to get rid of an entire group of people just because they don't share your ideology reeks of 1930's Germany. Wow.
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You might enjoy the free Constitution course at Hillsdale College. You would find it interesting to learn how badly the “progressive” ideas imported from Germany and France since the 1920s have affected your country and how much the burgeoning administrative state has eroded those important checks and balances.
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Not watching a felony get sworn in.
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Me too..our hero!!
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You have very low standards
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I grew up in the DC Metro Area, where most of my friends and neighbors worked in the Federal government. I was taught to honor the office, and not necessarily the man holding it. DT's first term was a train wreck that cost many Americans their lives because of the way "he" handled COVID-19 by trying to deny what was going on within "his" own administration. I shudder to think where the "blame game" is going to take us this time around. In closing, I have long thought that DT thinks this whole thing is scripted; if that's the case, maybe whatever "network" he thinks he's on will cancel his show after one season.
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How about respect the American tradition of leaving flags at half staff to mourn a truly great man and former president, Jimmy Carter? Instead, the whiney man baby demanded that flags fly at full staff so it won't take away from his little party. That is the definition of disrespectful
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Yes, I definitely agree!
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The whole flag thing just exposes his pettiness and his need to be the center of attention.
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Yes!
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Actually Speaker Johnson made the decision to raise the flag up. So what anyway? It will, I'm sure, go right back to half staff after everything is done.
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Rather watch paint dry!
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Matte or satin? Could be exciting!
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Then don't watch🤦🏼♀️🙄
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No, it's not time. It's not about egos. It's about honor and integrity and that man has none. I support our veterans and our country, but not that amoral con man. If you support him, you must be as amoral and dishonest as he is.
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I will never respect Trump. He is a horrible person who has torn our country apart. And he doesn’t care. He is laughing at the Trump chumps.
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Wouldn't watch that if my eyelids were stapled to my forehead.
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Only watching it in case he has a meltdown on live TV.
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Karma will fulfill your wish back to you.
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Maybe move to another country
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More illegal immigrants came into the country under Trump than Biden. Fact
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Not fact. Look it up. You're stating your own ideals as fact. There are actual websites (legit ones), that state fact, not your fiction. Spreading misinformation anywhere will put a label on you all over sites that have comments. Watch and see...eventually it catches up with you. Now go start looking it up and state the website(s), that say Trump let in more illegals, etc. I'm waiting. There were NO cartels, gangs that came in then. Actually, here on Long Island we were suffering from MS13 gang murders and in about 2 weeks they were ALL gone! Trump's ICE got them out! Now, they are back and L.I. is full of illegals, it's scary to go out. I live in an upper middle class neighborhood home for 57 years, I never have seen illegals walking around on our safe streets like we do NOW under Biden's regime. Never! They walk around with back packs and stand on corners here, and I live very far on the Eastern part of L.I. almost on the south shore. The day after our POTUS gets into office, where he belongs, there will be mass deportations and we will not see them here again, especially MS13! ICE knows exactly where their so-called headquarters are in each city here. Buh bye to all of them. So, please go research who allowed more criminals and gangs and got-aways. Then, paste the fake news sites here for all to see. As I said, I'm waiting....
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Where was that respect during the campaign? Not my president.
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Who is your president?
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I wonder how people are going feel in a couple of years. That the people that voted for him will be as happy as they are today or come regret their decision. Only time will tell.
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Sure, if you are rich and white. Otherwise, NOTHING great is going to happen this year. You BEST wake up and get that.
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Interestingly, that day is also Martin Luther King holiday. That I'll celebrate.
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I'll celebrate Trump.
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Same! I I knew it was going to be either the worst birthday in my entire 66 years of life, or one of the best birthdays! I got my wish!
I knew he was going to win when he was shot and survived, and everything else they've done to him, he's risen above it!
Oh yeah:
**It's no coincidence that President Donald J Trump was shot at precisely 6:11
Read Ephesians 6:11, and you'll find out why! 🙏🏻✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🇺🇸✊🏻✊🏻✊🏻🙏🏻
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I'll celebrate President Donald J Trump, any day, all day!
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I'm just curious if flags will still-be at half-mast/half-staff while Trump is sworn in because of the 30-day protocol of that position because of a former president's death as happened to Jimmy Carter or will The Donald get his minions to rescind that order because of his massive ego!
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I believe that as of today, the flags will fly half-staff on that day. As they should, per custom. Only a baby whiner would complain about a tradition that will (probably?) apply to him one day as well.
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