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... they still have Vice President Harris derangement syndrome.
There's a video going around (I won't link but easy to find if you want it) of Vice President Harris getting flustered and stuttering a bit while reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. And huge amounts of insane RW fulmination about what this supposedly proves about her.
No need to spread that sort of thing around
bronxiteforever
(9,608 posts)inviting a communist leader to their inauguration.
Trump Invited Chinese President Xi Jinping And Other World Leaders To InaugurationHeres Why Thats Unprecedented
By Alison Durkeem Forbes Staff
Alison is a senior news reporter covering US politics and legal news.
Dec 13, 2024,09:47am EST
If any foreign leaders do show up at the inaugural ceremony, it would be unprecedented.
State Department records dating back to 1874, when the first visit by a foreign leader took place, show no head of a foreign country has ever attended a presidential inauguration in the U.S., though CBS notes its common for lower-ranking foreign diplomats or ambassadors to show up.
Foreign leaders arent typically invited to inaugurations due to the large crowds and security concerns, officials told the Associated Press in 2009, when Barack Obamas transition team declined to invite any heads of state to his inauguration, citing historical precedent.
Unladen Swallow
(371 posts)4th
(121 posts)She stuttered a little bit.