other. but truth be known, because of our inauguration days, we have mlk days. i am supposed to be at the metropolitan church now, i have a press pass to be there, but i have to clean dryer vents i nstead. anyway, peace be with all of us. host: let's go to democrats line, eileen in florida. caller: good morning. as i'm watching the inauguration , the peaceful transition of power, i would like to remind all the listeners on all sides of the aisle that, four years ago, trump was too coward to attend joe biden's inauguration. he didn't go, melania didn't go, because they cried for four years they won. but they did not show up for

joe's inauguration. if you remember, when trump won in 2016, even though obama was criticized and called names and accused of not being a legitimate president, he showed up for trump's inauguration. it shows you how petty trump is and what a true american and patriot joe biden and jill biden are. i just want to remind everybody that trump didn't show up four years ago. it should be important for all americans, because he lost. poor loser, didn't show up. and here's joe biden attending his inauguration like a true patriot. go out and celebrate. i'm on my way to a martin luther king jr. day parade here in florida even though it is 40 degrees here. and one more thing, i am sorry, i think trump had his inauguration inside today it he

was afraid of the small crowds because the cold weather. host: let's hear from ryan in mississippi, republican line. caller: good morning. happy inauguration day. happy mlk day. i wanted to make a reference to the independent gentleman earlier talking about his complaints about pomp and circumstance and thomas jefferson rolling over in his grave. for listeners at home, thomas jefferson was president of the senate in 1800 when they approved to use the capitol building as a church grounds. and when he wrote his letter about separation of church and state, he attended a church service within the next several days in the capitol building. other than that, god bless america -- host: alright, i will put you on pause as we watch the president and the president-elect.

host: so now loaded into the beast, as it's commonly known as, the president and the president-elect heading to the u.s. capitol to the start of inauguration ceremonies in just a little while from now. we will let you watch the cars roll out. as we do that, we go to malory, who is in virginia, democrats line. hello. caller: hi, thank you. i just wanted to thing c-span -- i just wanted to say thank you, c-span, for hosting today's inauguration ceremony. i am just hoping for a peaceful transfer of power today, like everyone else's hoping for. and also really hoping that people recognize today as martin

luther king jr. day, and that hopefully president-elect trump will make a comment about that. and also hopefully speaking about what he plans to do about the cease-fire. but, yeah. and happy inauguration day. hoping for a peaceful day. host: you probably saw on your left-hand side of your screen, there was, very quickly, elon musk within the capitol, the rotunda, as dignitaries walk in, take their needs. this is -- tkae their seats. this is kate in new york. caller: thank you for providing a platform for us to have these conversations. as a millennial, i am very disheartened about the influence of money in politics, speaking of elon musk.

these issues will affect us, my generation and generations after me. we need to keep making this place -- of this world a better place, not a richer place for the 1%. please, convince gen-z to vote better. we need to make sure that government reflects the wills of the people, not the richest donor. transparency and reform are essential now, not later. take action now. that's all. host: that was kate in new york. as you watch the drive along the street, you will notice that not only is the car that contains the president and the president-elect surrounded by security, but security lining the streets as well. earlier, we showed you the streets of pennsylvania avenue being lined up by law enforcement. that's all part of the process. as the two gentlemen head to the capitol. this is a danger california,

republican line. caller: this is andrew garcia from california. i want to say thank you to president biden and hopeful for the next four years of president trump. proud to be an american. host: the newly minted senator from california, adam schiff, on the left-hand side of your screen, taking his seat. the motorcade still riding along on your right. nathan is next, democrats line. caller: first, happy martin luther king day. a day to mark the progress in this country i believe is coming to a halt pit i want to address a man other republican line early who said the founding fathers would be proud. i don't get where they would get that, because of having a world superpower, and set up bowing down and letting billionaires run the administration -- i fear though progress in this

country, but i wish him the best. god bless america, and hopefully, the next four years are not as austerity and as people think it will be. host: jakob joins us from ohio, independent line. caller: earlier, heard someone say that they did not like that there were priests and religious people. i actually think that is the best part of all this. catholicism is true, pope francis will take over the country, very based, very epic. i wish i could have voted for trump. sadly, he was not catholic enough for me. hopefully, the next candidate will be. but i appreciate all the catholic stuff. that is jakob joining from ohio. just to show you the headline from the associated press on this inauguration day, it was pope francis making comments about the president-elect, particularly his plans for mass the partitions of immigrants.

he called it a disgrace as he weighed in on the incoming president's pledges, nearly a decade for calling him not christian for wanting to build a wall along the u.s.-mexico border. pope francis made an appearance at an official -- on a podcast, i believe. that's the story from the associated press. that's go back to john mcardle. host: a minute or two before donald trump gets here to capitol hill and will arrive at the united states capitol, i wanted to show the viewers what the program looks like on the seats in the rotunda while members are gathering. the twitter image of that program, one of those programs today, laying out the musical prelude from the university of nebraska-lincoln combined choruses. the call to order. we will hear the swearing-in of the president and vice

president. there will be more musical accompaniment. the battle hymn of the republic will be played. it will be quite a ceremony. of course, the president will end with his inaugural address, some excerpts of the inaugural address already being released. the president will say, in part, i returned to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success. rachel scott tweeting out some of the snippets of the inaugural address. one more tweet, this from mike pence, noting he will attend the inauguration. saying this is a date when every american does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power under the constitution. pedro, you showed vivek ramaswamy in the rotunda there, the coleader of d.o.g.e. though not excited to be part of

the department of government efficiency for much longer. this is the headline from politico, noting that ramaswamy is set to leave d.o.g.e., cbs news noting he is excited to step away from the task force. he intends to announce a campaign for ohio governor as soon as the end of january, according to multiple sources and multiple outlets, reporting vivek ramaswamy, 39 years old, he will be in attendance today. host: let's hear from dakota in new york, republican line. caller: hello. i just wanted to say happy martin luther king day, and i think, for a lot of us, this is a very good day. it is a historic date. i want to wish president trump and everyone else involved a safe day. that is what i have for now. thank you for taking my call. host: the motorcade rolling on towards the u.s. capitol. that car containing the president and the president-elect as they make

their way. someone who has been out and about today, tammy thueringer, talking with people. guest: hi, pedro. still cold out here. we are making our way around. the crowd to get into the arena is on the other block from here, but we found another line of people. they are just trying to get into part of the city that is sectioned off. you have probably seen those images around the city. josh is a resident of d.c., trying to get back in the city. how did you end up on the side of the fence? >> we try to walk into the inauguration, but that was completely filled. we try to get back to the apartment, but so many streets were blocked off and fenced off, that we found our way into this line just to get to the street we need to get into. guest: once you get on the other site, what is your plan? >> we're going to drink. find a bar and drink, then head back to the crib and defrost.

guest: you said you left your house at 6:30 this morning, hoping to get into the arena. why did you want to go to the inauguration? >> because it is the inauguration of a president. it is a very historic event. now that i am in d.c., this is the first time they had an inauguration, so it of course if they have something like that to see, i will want to. guest: they are on their way to the capitol. if he were watching this and you could give him a message, something you want him to focus on during his next term, what would you say? >> one thing, stay warm. it's cold out here. two, try to work on bringing down some of the prices we have going on in our economy right now. groceries are expensive, rent is expensive. if you can do something with policy to help bring down the prices of things so people can go back to being able to afford a fool cart of groceries, that

would be something he needs to focus on. guest: thank you so much. >> appreciate it. host: the capital one arena is where people are lining up to become part of that watch party. you saw it last night, if you watched the president at that rally, the pre-inauguration rally. that is where a lot of people are hanging out, outside, in, and around d.c. people entering the capitol now, legislators and other guests. you heard virginia foxx, when she was leaving the house, saying legislators will get seats to this event. others will join as well. this event scheduled to start in a little while. let's hear from chris in maryland, democrats line. caller: first, i want to say thank you to c-span. i heard someone call and say this is a historic day. i want to agree, because it

shows you where white power can get you to -- host: i want to pause you there for a second. the president and the president-elect entering the capitol now. let's watch a little bit of this. >> good morning, sir. how are you this morning? >> good morning. >> president trump, how did it go? president biden? ♪ host: the president and the president-elect entering. you probably saw minnesota democrat amy klobuchar, too. she was the one leading a team

of people inputting today's events together, part of a committee in charge of that. chris, apologies for interrupting. go ahead and finish your statement. caller: no problem. what i was saying is my question for every trump supporter is how is this convicted felon able to rise to the highest office in the land when other visit felons cannot even get a job to make ends meet? host: peter joins us from new york, independent line. caller: hi. i felt, during this election, we had a false choice. i had to true some geriatric who cannot fulfill his promises -- chose some geriatric who cannot fulfill his promises or a rapist. so i feel had no choices there. plus, with both of them supporting israel, no real stop to that, i couldn't vote for either of them. i just wish, in an ideal

america, that our politicians would divorce themselves from israel and recognize the palestinian state. i think it's about time. i think we're funding murder. sure, there is a cease-fire, but there will be another conflict in a year, if even. the west bank is living through apartheid, and nothing's changing. they are our greatest ally, but what do they do for us? i asked myself that every day. because when did they become our greatest ally? when they displaced millions of people throughout the middle east? when they exacted our interests as our attack dog? host: ok. chris is up next in new york, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. happy martin luther king day. it is a great day for a lot of people, but there is a lot of different comments and a lot of vitriol coming from other lines.

to address a comment about separation of church and state, i want to remind everyone, separation of church and state was put into protect the church and the people to make them able to freely praise and worship who they choose. to protect them from the government, that's what that's for. otherwise, i am very excited to see the department of government efficiency. the money spent in this country is out of control. it needs to be fixed. donald trump and the people he is putting in his cabinets are the only people to people of doing that. take a look outside, you do not have to watching the news every day, you do not have to let them tell you what to think. go outside and touch some grass. host: members of the president's hopeful cabinet, once they get confirmations, making their way into the ceremony as well. vivek ramaswamy and others, getting their seats. kevin hassett on the right of

your screen, serving matters of economics for the president, intel's e-gov are, hoping to become the next rector of national intelligence. graham in new jersey, democrats line. caller: hi, i want to wish everyone mlk day. -- a happy mlk day. i am disappointed the american people desire another four years of trump. i am also disappointed in people not choosing alabama for the college football finals. host: ok. graham there. we have pictures of more of the president's hopeful cabinet. you heard john mcardle say marco rubio expected to vote on his becoming secretary of state expected today. others to follow as well, when the president hopefully will get members of his cabinet appointed by the -- confirmed by the senate.

sanya in california, independent line. caller: hi, good morning. i just wanted to remind everyone how we spend our time, what we are watching on the television or what we are spending our money on is just as much of a message sender as any screaming can be. you know, if corporations are going to be running us right now, we can choose to buy local, pay attention to our local artists or local farmers, buying less from amazon, paying less attention to donald trump on youtube. how we spend our time, period, can spend a big message. i just wanted to remind people of that, when it feels like you don't know what to do. pay attention to where you're spending your money and time. host: ivant from baltimore, republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call.

i just want to say it is a lot of democrats we need to put their hand behind their back, and it was a lot during the election. sobriety tests should have been done. it was a lot of hands behind your back action. i support trump, i support the truck industry. i am a trucker. i would like to see the economy shoot backup. shout out to the inauguration today, and hope everything goes swell. let's get the border built, and let's go. let's go, america. host: from a viewer in san diego -- former vice president mike pence making his way to the capitol rotunda, again, one serving with the former president. let's see a little bit of this.

host: it was a quick shot of mike pence making his way into the capitol building. this is from san diego, democrats line, rain. caller: hello. i notice a lot of people are talking about different policies. especially during the trump administration and a lot of his advertisements, he was supposedly very anti-trans. i notice a lot of people put their two cents in on this problem but have not really had experience with transgender people or even met one. as a transgender person, i think it is incredibly upsetting we are used as an example and used as a device to get people scared of us, when we are really just people trying to live. i'm just hopeful that certain choices don't make our lives a lot harder. i'm hopeful that trump does ok,

but again, i cannot support him for how much he hurts others around me and just how he destroys a lot. host: elon musk in that group you are seeing now, jeff bezos in that group as well. this is from daniel. daniel in silver spring, maryland, independent line. caller: yes, good morning. thank you. to say donald trump is a remarkable person, he incites people to violence, then gets everyone believing he is for peace. he has zero respect for the work of congress or the presidential office and gets everyone hoping that there will be peace. he makes all of his money off the backs of low income workers, then gets everyone believing that he put together a working-class coalition. i just have to say, i do hope it will be a peaceful day, and good

luck to you all. host: mark zuckerberg in that group as well, i believe, his back towards us. robert f. kennedy junior there as well. this is john in oregon, republican line. caller: how are you doing? i want to say, martin luther king, josh people not by the color of their skin but the content of their character. the contents of joe biden's character, fauci, the entire january 6 committee today is more than a bit concerning, and more should be looked into that. so, former democrat, now republican, looking forward to the next four years. host: stay with c-span as we will bring you the full inauguration coverage. calls up until then. if you want to give a call, here are the numbers. (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans.

independents, (202) 748-8002. texting is available to you at (202) 748-8003. . >> present arms!

♪ host: if you're paying attention to your screen, several former presidents entering. there's former president barack obama and you saw bill clinton

and former first lady hillary rodham clinton and mr. bush and former first lady bush.

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please take your seats.

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please be seated.

host: the u.s. alcohol again, various shots we've been showing you throughout the morning. host: the u.s. capitol again, various shots eve been showing you throughout the morning. dignitaries taking their seats as events will start in a little bit. after it's all said and done, the president is expected to go back in the vehicles and head across washington to the capital one center we've joined you outside for a good deal of the morning as we've been talking to people there. that's where the post rally takes place, the parade of sorts takes place as well after the president-elect takes the oath of office becoming president and heading there to meet his

supporters. again, here come members of the supreme court. host: as members of the supreme court walk in, later on you're going to see the chief justice, john roberts, issue the oaths of office for the president-elect, for him to take, and then after that, the vice president taking his oath, being sworn in by justice kavanaugh.

host: trump family entering now. in the back, baron trump, trump and others, making their way into the u.s. capitol.

>> ladies and gentlemen, the former vice president, the honorable dan quayle accompanied by marilyn quayle and the honorable michael pence.

♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the 4 2nd president of the united states, the honorable william j. clinton, accompanied by the honorable hillary rodham clinton. ♪

♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the 43rd president of the united states, the honorable george w. bush accompanied by mrs. laura bush. ♪

♪ announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the 44th president of the united states, the honorable barack obama. ♪

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the chief justice of the united states, the honorable john g. roberts jr. and the associate justices of the supreme court of the united states. ♪

announcer: tiffany trump and baron trump. ♪

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, escorting dr. biden and mr. emhoff, the associate director of inaugural ceremonies, ms. emil laviner, the minority representative myrick, and the honorable katherine spindor and the honorable bruce fisher.

announcer: ladies and gentlemen, dr. jill biden and mr. douglas emhoff. ♪

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