Jan. 20, 2021 — the presidential inauguration is 69 days from today, and we know surprisingly little about how it will all unfold. Thanks to Covid-19, it will be different than any inauguration in history. Here's what we know 👇politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) is the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies chair and held a meeting yesterday morning with the committee — Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, Kevin McCarthy, Mitch McConnell and Amy Klobuchar — to discuss the details politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Typically, the bulk of the details would be handled by staffers. But lawmakers themselves must figure out how to safely stage an event that includes the world’s most powerful people and hundreds of thousands of spectators in the middle of this pandemic. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
To start, this event will be smaller than previous inaugurations, but by how much, we don’t know. They discussed masks, testing and spacing. They also spoke about mandatory testing for anyone on the podium near President-elect Joe Biden. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
Also at issue: where to hold the traditional inaugural lunch. The POTUS/VP lunch is typically in Statuary Hall. They may move it to Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitors Center for more space. politico.com/newsletters/pl…
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