1/19/2021 0 Comments Happy Inauguration Eve Happy inauguration eve! I'm very excited to be here with all of you writing the last political recap of Donald Trump's presidency. There's a little under 20 hours left until the Biden administration officially takes office but that doesn't mean Washington is slowing down. Here's what you need to know as we head into inauguration day tomorrow.
Most pressing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will formally deliver the articles of impeachment to the senate this week. The senate reconvenes today and tomorrow three new senators will be sworn in. The two democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, who won the Georgia runoff races as well as Alex Padilla, the senator taking Vice President Kamala Harris's seat as she prepares to be president of the senate in her role as VP. To convict, a two-thirds majority is needed. It will also need to be a bipartisan effort. Seventeen republicans are needed to vote for conviction. Otherwise it will fall through like before. The president's legal team is still unknown but it has been clarified by Rudy Guliani himself that he will not be a part of the team. This is because he spoke at the rally before the capitol insurrection which makes him a witness. However, I don't think either is missing out on much because Rudy is anything but a competent lawyer (remember that press conference in the parking lot of a landscaping company) and Trump refuses to pay his legal fees. I guess you could call this Donald's last stand. President Trump hasn't been seen in person in seven days. His latest outing being his trip to Alamo, TX to visit the boarder wall. But not to worry. Per the White House, the president will, "work early in the morning until late in the evening. He will take many calls and have many meetings." Over the last two days, Trump has been preparing at least 100 pardons but on the advice of aides he will not pardon himself, his children, or other allies. It was also reported that the president filmed a farewell address last night. The exact time is not yet known but it's expected at some point this afternoon or evening. This is yet another break with tradition as an outgoing president typically addresses the nation live. However, I don't think any of us expected anything different. In fact, I couldn't even tell you the last time Trump delivered a live address. We will get one final look at the president before he leaves for Florida. He will leave early tomorrow to a departure complete with a military band, color guard, red carpet, and possibly even a 21 gun salute. He's been sending out many invites to this grand departure as he loves a big crowd. Apparently he's really desperate because they've been inviting former aides including Anthony Scaramucci. There are reports making the rounds that the crowd won't be very big because many on the invite list are choosing not to attend. This includes Vice President Pence who will be attending the inauguration instead. Today, Joe Biden left Delaware for Washington with his family. He delivered a very emotional speech before departing and it was refreshing to see someone with feelings and compassion in comparison to what we've had the last four years. The Biden's will be staying the night at Blair House as is customary. What is not customary? The invitation was extended to the Biden's from the State Department not the White House. The family is flying in on a private plane instead of a government plane that is typically offered by the outgoing administration. In the hours left until inauguration, officials are doubling down on security. As of this afternoon, twelve national guard have been removed from their posts within the inauguration security assignment. They were found to have ties to extremist groups but the extent is unknown. Confirmation hearings for Biden's cabinet nominees began today and he is the only president going into inauguration day with no confirmed cabinet members in a long time. This step is normally quick and easy before official confirmation. I bet you know what I'm going to write next since the words, "normally", "quick", and "easy" were all included in the same sentence. Senators are allowed to object to nominees and it only takes one to stall the process. That one person would be no other than Sen. Josh Hawley. Our favorite fist-pumping Trump die-hard. The objection came upon the nominee for Head of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Sen. Hawley raised an objection because he did not feel that Mayorkes did a thorough job explaining how he will enforce federal law and maintain security at the southern boarder given president-elect Biden's plan to roll back security and other enforcement measures put in place by the Trump administration. Because of that, Hawley said that he could not consent to fast-track the confirmation process when there are so many questions left to be answered. Does anyone else remember that supreme court justice who got sworn in faster than light travels after barely answering any questions? Because I do. One more sleep until a new president! Who else is happy we've arrived at the end of what twitter so eloquently calls, the Trump Series Finale? I know I am! With that, I'll see you all tomorrow for inauguration day!
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