My choice would be when Trump is defeated in November, 2020, he and all his entourage are escorted (in restraints if necessary) from the WH, the very next morning, never to renter? Don't expect a big free U2 concert on the National Mall either.Just as other major in-person events like the Democratic and GOP national conventions modify their arrangements so that key players can opt for virtual participation, the prospects are high that only a handful of people would be physically in attendance for the every-four-year tradition that has come to symbolize the hallmark of American democracy with the peaceful transfer of power. Wealthy donors and lobbyists jockeying for influence in the incoming administration are bracing for cancellations or scaled-back events including the typically lavish inauguration balls and expensive sideline receptions.His panel, which includes congressional leaders from both the House and Senate, had its first organizational meeting in early July. But the COVID-19 pandemic may have a say in all that.Everything else seems to be wide open.Scrap the fancy balls and parades. 175. days. Add Event to Calendar. Witness history taking place before your very eyes on school trip to the 2021 Presidential Inauguration. 0. seconds. Tweet. The official ceremonies of Inauguration Day start at noon on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol with the vice president-elect and president-elect taking the Oaths of Office administered by the chief justice of the Supreme Court. NOTE: Message provided by user. Share on Facebook . Tickets available 11/05/2020.
The inauguration of the president of the United States is a ceremony to mark … Share on Twitter . Construction crews around Labor Day will begin building the platform that overlooks throngs of supporters spread out on the National Mall and beyond to the Washington Monument.While inauguration planning may be a bit presumptive, both campaigns' fundraising apparatus have already adjusted to the pandemic's restrictions on in-person gatherings by organizing creative virtual events. Jean Bordewich, who served as staff director of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies for the second Obama inauguration in 2013, said she can reimagine an event in which the singers and poets invited by a new president would instead perform virtually.Whoever wins the election in November is also sure to get to weigh in on some of the proceedings. "I imagine a lot of people who would otherwise maybe go throw a big fundraiser for a big ball or do some kind of other very high profile in-person event might be able to do something that is just as high profile virtually and maybe actually at a fraction of the cost," said Hans Noel, an associate professor of government at Georgetown University.Experts expect Biden would likely follow the guidance of public health experts and do much of his inauguration streamed across social networks and without live attendees other than the chief justice of the United States and members of the new First Family.America is in store for a very different kind of presidential inauguration early next year so long as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. "You can't obviously compare these to an inauguration in a pandemic," said Dallek."I think we should have a small event in Washington, which then takes advantage of the technologies that we're using every day now...that allow people to participate from around the country," she said. The 20th amendment changed Inauguration Day from March 4th to January 20th in 1933.
After all, Trump in 2017 famously but inaccurately boasted about the record size of his inaugural and throughout the pandemic has largely downplayed the deadliness of the disease.By all accounts, what's coming in January will be a toned-down affair that looks nothing like the weeklong extravaganzas of yesteryear — no matter if President Donald Trump wins a second term or Democrat Joe Biden beats him. "We'll continue as if it will be a full scale inauguration," added the Missouri Republican, who also explained the committee will be monitoring "circumstances" around the COVID-19 pandemic as January draws closer. "And it's likely that the virus is one of the things that we're going to have to deal with that we've never had to deal with before.""In other words, a ceremony but not a celebration," said Claire Wofford, associate professor at the College of Charleston's Department of Political Science."I would predict a totally virtual inauguration only if the virus reaches a level we cannot yet imagine," Wofford said."Essentially you're throwing a bunch of posh weddings across Washington, DC," said John Hudak, the director of the Center for Effective Public Management and a senior fellow in governance studies at the Brookings Institution.