The 20th amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the newly elected President of the United States of America shall take power, “at noon on the 20th day of January.” Donald J. Trump will officially become the 45th President of the United States on Jan. 20. after winning the Electoral College in November of 2016.
There are quite a few indisputable facts about the events that will transpire in the District of Columbia on Jan. 20th.
Matthew Stabley of NBC Washington reported that 25 subcommittees were created to plan for the security of the event and those in attendance. The plans include the Metropolitan Police Department joined by the Secret Service, Homeland Security, an additional 3,000 police officers and 5,000 members of the National Guard. Barriers will also be installed to provide physical protection for spectators in the streets.
The estimated number of people attending Trumps’ inauguration will be a fraction of the numbers from eight years ago for Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Alexandra Jaffe reported for NBC News that the, “Director of Homeland Security for the District of Columbia has predicted 800,000 to 900,000 people will attend—about half of the record-breaking 1.8 million crowd at President Barack Obama’s first inauguration.” Fox News reported an estimated 400,000-500,000 people to be in attendance. Regardless of how many people attend the actual inauguration, 750,000 people are estimated to demonstrate on Jan. 20.
It is estimated that the Inauguration will cost around $30 million. However, according to Fox News, those in attendance will be enough to, “jolt the economy”, from their hotel stays and other spendings during their time in the District of Columbia.
The facts begin to sway to controversy over the finer details of the inauguration—specifically, the talent that is expected to perform.
Jordan Passman at Forbes released a list of confirmed acts to be, which includes “Jackie Evancho, Big & Rich, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Cowboy Troy and (Those willing members of) The Rockettes.”
Matthew Boyle from Breitbart News, a news organization whose previous executive chairman now works for Trump, explained the lack of traditional A-list stars by coming to the conclusion that, “the Inauguration itself will be less focused on the donor class and ritzy Washington insiders as in years past and more focused on the regular working class people across the country for whom Trump has become the champion.”
Whichever side of the political aisle one might find themselves on, Jan. 20 will be a day that will most assuredly make an everlasting impression on the soul of America.
