“All gods, the pagan as well as the Christian ones, have possessed a real existence. Did not the ancient Moloch reign? Was not the Delphic Apollo a real power in the life of the Greeks?”
God regrets that he took this Zoom call from Michele Bachmann, thinking it was Marsha Blackburn.
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Former congresswoman Michele Bachmann has a personal request for God: “Lord, would you allow Donald Trump to have a second term as president of the United States.” pic.twitter.com/i7MafqysDU
(1) Trump loses. (2) Trump spreads voter fraud conspiracies and attacks election officials. (3) Trump supporters then threaten to kill the officials. (4) GOP election officials in GA literally beg Trump to stop the lies and condemn the violent threats. (5) Trump doubles down. pic.twitter.com/iZnhPjjSNA
But not all transitions have been quite so cordial. If he insists on staying away, Trump would be the fourth incumbent to refuse to attend the inauguration of his successor, Thomas Balcerski, associate history professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, toldNewsweek.
The first incumbent no-showwas John Adams in 1801, who faced a challenge from his own vice president Thomas Jefferson.
At the time, electors voted twice, with the vice presidency and presidency going to the candidates with the second-highest and highest number of votes. A tie between Jefferson and running mate Aaron Burr was followed by the House of Representatives choosing Jefferson and ending Adams’ tenure. Before the ceremony,he left Washingtonat 4 a.m. on March 4,the date for inaugurationsuntil 1933.
His son John Quincy Adams followed suit, leaving Washington before the celebrations of Andrew Jackson in 1829. Meanwhile in 1869, Andrew Jackson Johnson, who like Trump had survived an impeachment trial, refused to attend the inauguration of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, preferring instead to stay in the White House to sign legislation.
Circumstances rather than point-blank refusals were behind the inauguration absences of three other incumbents.
In 1921, poor health prevented Woodrow Wilson from attending Warren G. Harding’s inauguration, although they did ride from the White House to the Capitol together.
On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned at noon and flew off in Marine One, after which Gerald Ford took the oath of office in the White House.
Another presidential no-show occurred on March 4, 1841 when President-elect William Henry Harrison rode to the Capitol on a white charger. Incumbent Martin Van Buren was nowhere to be seen, although his vice president, Richard Mentor Johnson, did attend Harrison’s inauguration. However, Van Buren was probably not invited by Harrison to participate so it would not be qualified as a snub, Balcerski said.
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President Trump is threatening to veto a defense policy bill unless it ends protections for internet companies that shield them from being held liable for material posted by their users. https://t.co/JTZAqBq0C2
Trump is now threatening to veto a defense funding bill over 2 political wish-items: 1) preserving Confederate names of military bases # 2) repealing section 230 protections for tech companies https://t.co/cU3coO5GoP
Who had “the far right religious cult Falun Gong and Trump team up to claim Native voters stole the election in Nevada” on their batshit settlers bingo card for 2020? No one? Weird. https://t.co/HBZBsZ3oUr
