Donald J. Trump to be sworn-in as 45th U.S. President on January 20th
By: Miguel Munoz, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2017
New Yorker Donald J. Trump, Republican President-Elect, will be sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States of America on Friday, January 20, 2017 at 11 A.M. (C.S.T.) by United States Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.
The Inauguration Ceremonies commence on Thursday, January 19, 2017 with President-elect Donald J. Trump and Vice-President-elect Mike Pence laying wreaths at the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, followed by a welcoming concert in front of the Lincoln National Memorial in Washington, D.C..
On Friday, January 20, 2017, the Official Inauguration Ceremony commences at 8:30 A.M. (C.S.T.) with musical guests performing followed with Opening Remarks at 10:30 A.M. (C.S.T.) and the official swearing-in at 11 A.M. (C.S.T.). President Trump will give his Inaugural Address after being sworn-in. Following the inaugural address, President Trump will participate in the Inaugural Parade from the U.S. Capitol down Pennsylvania Avenue. Later in the evening, President Trump will attend three Inauguration Balls. On Saturday, January 21st, President Trump will attend an inter-faith religious service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D. C.
The Swearing-In Ceremony and related festivities will be broadcast live by many television and cable companies from the United States and around the world.
The United States Senate Intelligence Committee has opened an investigation concerning the affects of the Russian government under President Vladimir Putin and other third parties hacking during the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election favoring Donald J. Trump as well as if the Donald J. Trump Presidential Campaign or representatives thereof knew of the Russian hacking. In addition, an unverified Russian dossier on President-elect Donald J. Trump has surfaced among certain press sources, raising concern among many Americans whether Russia has compromised the incoming 45th U.S. President Donald J. Trump.
U.S. Intelligence agencies briefed President Barack Obama, Vice-President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald J. Trump, Vice-President-elect Mike Pence, and both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives concerning the hacking committed by Russia and other third parties during the 2016 Presidential Election, favoring Donald J. Trump.
U.S. House of Representative John Lewis (D-GA) during an interview with Chuck Todd in Meet the Press on NBC stated that after being briefed by U.S. Intelligence agencies concerning Russia’s hacking in the 2016 Presidential Election favoring Donald J. Trump, he was not going to attend President-elect Donald J. Trump’s swearing-in ceremony on January 20th due to the interference by the Russians and others in the 2016 Election and that he did not view Donald J. Trump as a “legitimate president.”
President-elect Donald J. Trump replied on Twitter that Congressman John Lewis was “all talk, talk, and no action,” raising protests of Trump’s offensive comments of a legendary Civil Rights Activist and Congressman.
Nearly 60 U.S. House of Representatives, all Democrats, have announced that they will boycott the Inauguration Ceremony of Donald J. Trump citing his derogatory remarks to legendary Civil Rights Activist and Congressman John Lewis on Twitter as well as his divisive, bigoted, hateful, and provocative language during the campaign and transition period.
Despite all the controversy facing the Inauguration Ceremony of President Donald J. Trump on January 20th, Donald J. Trump will be officially sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States.
