Tonight, in our beloved country:
"Defense officials tell AP they fear possible inside attack at inauguration, will have National Guard troops vetted.”
This AP report about fears of “possible inside attack” shows why security and safety must overwhelm any other consideration when President and Vice President are sworn in on Wednesday.
Please reconsider possibility of inauguration at military base or another fortified location. Symbolism must bow to safety.
Remember that until noon Wednesday, the Commander-in-Chief giving orders to United States military will be Donald Trump.
Remember warnings of history. Forty years ago this fall, President Anwar Sadat of Egypt was target of the kind of “inside attack” by military officers at a parade that AP is reporting fears about tonight.
On Inaugural Day 1945, for security reasons, FDR never left White House, was sworn in and gave his speech on South Portico, along with new Vice President Harry Truman:
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Someone has spray-painted the word “Unfair!’ on Presidential bedroom wall at White House. Could paint crew come to the second floor, please?
Yes, we hope it’s only paint.
Would be grateful if everyone could please keep an eye on eBay today to make sure that nobody upstairs at the White House is trying to sell off the Lincoln Bed or a Gilbert Stuart painting for quick cash.
Now Lindsey Graham is pleading by letter with the new Senate Majority Leader, Mr. Schumer, to shut down Trump’s impeachment trial, on grounds of avoiding “further division.” Graham claims that otherwise “history will judge us harshly."
Chutzpah, thy name is Lindsey Graham.
In the LBJ lexicon for politicians for whom he had contempt, Lindsey Graham would qualify as a “squealing worm."
Why are top members of an outgoing President's staff — four days before his term is done — now having an unannounced Saturday morning meeting at White House complex?
Make sure that Giuliani does not grab and resell the George Washington portrait that hangs in the White House East Room in payment of his Trump legal bills.
And no, Trump’s relatives are not legally permitted to take “souvenirs” home from the permanent White House collection of paintings, furniture and artifacts.