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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOkay, am I dumb? I thought he was supposed to be inaugurated at 12 noon?
Although it couldn't be soon enough.
AnnieBW
(10,421 posts)Is all right by me.
Lars39
(26,108 posts)Sympthsical
(9,067 posts)But they can administer the oath before then.
phylny
(8,377 posts)Wednesdays
(17,337 posts)saying his inauguration is invalid!
regnaD kciN
(26,044 posts)...but he doesnt become President until precisely noon.
phylny
(8,377 posts)phylny
(8,377 posts)I'm hella confused.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)SharonClark
(10,014 posts)RockCreek
(739 posts)sarisataka
(18,559 posts)The job, I will not complain if there is a small breach and the change is completed early
Mariana
(14,854 posts)He still becomes President at noon.
SlogginThroughIt
(1,977 posts)Everything becomes official at noon.
malaise
(268,846 posts)The swearing in always takes place a few minutes before
Retrograde
(10,132 posts)and almost missed it. Turned on the TV just before Kamala Harris took the oath.
Ten fewer minutes of the Orange One is fine with me.
unblock
(52,177 posts)I suppose if he took the oath at 12:03 pm, there would have been a few minutes where he "was" president but couldn't exercise any of the powers of office.
In any event, the idea of taking the oath shortly before noon is so that there's no such gap, he's already taken the oath by the moment he becomes president at noon.
phylny
(8,377 posts)Maeve
(42,279 posts)But you want him in place before the moment