the honorable deb fisher and chair women of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies. the honorable amy club. as are the ladies and gentlemen, the presidency. let the united states the honorable donald john trump the the ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. please welcome the chair woman of the joint congressional committee on an honorable ceremonies the honorable amy club as are the good morning everyone. welcome to the 60 a presidential nog ration today. president elect trump and vice president elect bands will take their oath of office, and we will witness the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy of the for the past year of here, the inaugural ceremony committee, which includes the leadership of congress from both parties, we think the committee and capital staff and law enforcement who work so hard over the last year. and especially the last 3 days. you've done a beautiful job and you have shown grace under pressure. the theme this here is, are in during democracy. the presence of so many presidents and vice presidents here today is truly a

. >> as we are watching, these are -- bruce fisher is the spouse of deb fisher and some of the membershe outgoing first lady and outgoing first gentleman coming in and next will be the out going vice president as well. it is tough for those two to be standing there smiling. doug emhoff, who had hoped he would be the first gentleman with his wife, vice president kamala harris being the first woman president. that did not happen and obviously, dr. jill biden, the outgoing first lady, not a fan of the incoming president and not a fan of how everything went down with her husband stepping down as democratic presidential nominee. >> yeah. they're there because this is the process of transferring power in this country and i do think that because of the tumult of the last eight years, people forget that. that you are supposed to lose even if you don't like it and when you lose, you still show up. the fact they showed up and they÷÷have a bit of a smile -- bit of a smile on their faces is being the bigger person, but also having fidelity to this country and its traditions. >> you see doug emhoff

. >> the undersigned deb fisher and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate, and bryan steil and joseph morelle, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as the result of the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote pour president and vice president -- for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. vice president harris: the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows. donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. kamala d. harris -- kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states

schumer, ranking member of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, honorable dib deb fishertlemen, the president elect of the united states, the honorable donald john trump. [ cheering and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheering ] [ chanting "usa"] >> ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. please welcome, the chairwoman of the joint congressional committee for inaugural ceremonies, honorable amy klobuchar. [ applause ] >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the 60th presidential inauguration. today, president elect trump and vice president elect vance will take their oaths of office, and we will witness the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy. [ applause ] >> for the past year i've cheered the -- i've chaired the inaugural ceremony including leaderships from congress for both partis. we thank the committee and capitol staff and law enforcement who worked so hard over the last year, and especially the last three days. you've done a beautiful job and yuppies have shown grace under pressure. our theme are enduring democracy, the presence of so many presidents and vice pr

senator deb fisher and senator klobuchar will serve as the tellers. so there's actually four sets of people watching to make sure the vote is certified. why so many steps of people keeping an eye on this? guest: because it matters. redundancy really matters here. it's just a formalized process to make sure, we'll check each other's work, nothing can go wrong. this is something where you don't want to have an accounting error. things can go wrong. host: everything's on paper. guest: everything is on paper and sealed, signed, expeditiously. across all 50 states and d.c. it's something they take very seriously. and we know why. host: johnny is up next in canton, ohio. a democrat. hi, welcome. caller: hi. how are you? guest: so far, so good. caller: i have a question. the congress under the 14th amendment, third clause, is required to remove the liability for someone breaking an oath to the constitution ala insurrections which donald trump did by a 2/3 majority of both houses. and so given the state of where things are with colorado and january 6, and how

and america's illustrious senators like amy klobuchar and deb fisher and...effries with her and -- fetterman was -- come on! fetterman! really? shorts? it's not even an inaugural decorum thing. it's [bleep] freezing out there! it is a health concern. fetterman is literally america's teenage son. "it's your grandma's funeral!" "i told you, i don't like long pants!" "fine, be cold!" even the president's family attended, most of whom didn't have to be warned "not to do that weird [bleep] thing with your hands." "hey, don't do that with your hands! can you just be normal for a day?" what was he doing? literally like, look at my dick. what? no? okay, okay. but not to worry, also attending were all those people who warned americans to shun this wannabe-fascist-dictator called trump! look at me, ma! ooh! let's go see hitler and get a quick selfie. a quick one for the gram! yes, former president obama was there. george bush seemed kind of there. definitely high. even mike pence showed up! i guess to let the crowd finish the job. [audience reacts] [applause] only mich

. >> the undersigned deb fisher and amy klobuchar, tellers on the part of the senate and brian steel and joseph moellie, tellers on the part of the house of representatives report the following as to the ascertainment and counting of the electoral vote for president and vice president of the united states. for the term beginning on the 20th day of january, 2025. >> the state of the vote for the president of the united states as delivered to the president of the senate is as follows. the whole number of the electors appointed to vote for president of the united states is 538. within that whole number, the majority is 270. the votes for president of the united states are as follows, donald j. trump of the state of florida has received 312 votes. [ applause ] o florida has received 312 votes [ applause ] >> kamala d. harris of the state of california has received 226 votes. [ applause ] >> the whole number of electors appointed to vote for vice president of the united states is 538. within that whole number a majority is 270. the votes for vice president of the united states are as foll

senator deb fisher and senator klobuchar will serve as the tellers. so there's actually four sets of people watching to make sure the vote is certified. why so many steps of people keeping an eye on this? guest: because it matters. redundancy really matters here. it's just a formalized process to make sure, we'll check each other's work, nothing can go wrong. this is something where you don't want to have an accounting error. things can go wrong. host: everything's on paper. guest: everything is on paper and sealed, signed, expeditiously. across all 50 states and d.c. it's something they take very seriously. and we know why. host: johnny is up next in canton, ohio. a democrat. hi, welcome. caller: hi. how are you? guest: so far, so good. caller: i have a question. the congress under the 14th amendment, third clause, is required to remove the liability for someone breaking an oath to the constitution ala insurrections which donald trump did by a 2/3 majority of both houses. and so given the state of where things are with colorado and january 6, and how

states, ranking member of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremony, the honorable deb fisherden jr. and vice president of the united states, the honorable kamala davie harris. ♪ ♪ >> his career was forged at the u.s. capitol, led to the u.s. presidency, but in a way, as senator blunt knows, president biden has always thought about the capitol in a sense as home. >> wrapping up nearly five decades of public service and a standing ovation there for the president of the united states as the crowd waits. >> ladies and gentlemen, escorting the vice president-elect, the executive director for the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, mr. michael wagner, senate deputy sergeant-at-arms and door keeper, jason bell, and house deputy sergeant-at-arms, mr. sean keating. >> the schedule calls for the vice president-elect to be sworn in first. >> ladies and gentlemen, the vice president-elect of the united states, the honorable jd vance. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> and robert, a remarkable moent for jd vance, a noted author who was well regarded by a number of democrats who then made his

i now as my friend, senator deb fisher, nebraska, who has been an excellent partner in planning today'ser and putting together again in the last two days our 60th inaugural ceremony here at the united states capital. and we did a wonderful job along with all of the committee and all of our staff's in order for this to come together and be a very memorable experience. it is a tradition that the committee give our new president and first lady, our vice president and misses vance, the official photographs taken at the swearing in ceremony, and so it is such an honor to be able to have those presented to you. i hope you will display them with pride, with honor, and with humbleness that i know you will carry with you every single day that you serve the people of this country. may god bless you. 2 -- [applause] >> thank you, senator fischer. now on behalf of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, i like to present the president and misses trump and the vice president and misses vance with these crystal clinics basis. see them over here? for the 10th consecutive inauguratio

i now ask senator dead fisher of nebraska -- senator deb fisher of nebraska to come up and present ther putting together in the last two days, the 60th inaugural ceremony at the united states capital. amy did a wonderful job along with the committee, all of our staff, in order for this to come together and be a memorable experience. it is a tradition that the committee give our new president and first lady, our vice president and mrs. vance, official photographs taken at the swearing-in ceremony. so it is such an honor to be able to have those presented to you. i hope you will display them with pride, with honor, and with a humbleness that i know you will carry with you every single day that you serve the people of this country. they god bless you -- may god bless you. [applause] >> thank you, senator. on behalf of the joint congressional on inaugural ceremonies, i would like to present the president and misses trump and the vice president and misses vance with these crystal vases. for the 10th consecutive inauguration lenox as provided handcuffed vases -- hand- cut bases that display

states, ranking member of the joint congressional committee on inaugural ceremonies, the honorable deb fisher announcer: ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states, the honorable joseph r. biden jr. and vice president of the united states, the honorable kamala davie harris. [ playing hail to the chief ] >> perhaps the final time he hearing "hail to the chief." >> as president certainly. >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, escorting the vice president-elect the executive director for the joint congressional committee on inaugural mr. wagner. deputy se house >> announcer: gentlemen, the honorable j.d. vance. ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ladies and gentlemen, president-elect staff the congressional on inaugural ceremonies elizabeth farrah,cfarland, jennifer hemingway, the thune and joint congressional on ceremonies mike the ♪♪ >> announcer: ladies and presi of thestates, the ♪♪ ♪♪ >> announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. please welcome the chairwoman for joint congressional committee for ceremonies, the honorable amy klobuchar. >> good morning, everyone. welcome to the 60th presidential i

and this time that dishonor goes to bruce fisher, the husband of republican senator deb fischer, who uring her swearing in ceremony, he was caught on camera denying a handshake to vice president kamala harris. fisher, who was holding a bible in one hand and a cane in the other, instead put his hand in his pocket and avoided eye contact. harris's facial expression afterward says it all. fisher didn't even crack a smile or fake an ounce of goodwill for the official photo of the event. and my panel is back with me. let me just play for you a sound really quickly for all of you. just moments before the handshake snub, it seems like harris was actually already feeling fisher's unease. take a listen. no, no. >> it's okay, i won't bite. >> don't worry. okay. >> okay. >> and in case you didn't hear it, she was basically saying i won't bite, as he, as his wife was basically telling me, hey, you can kind of move over or stand in the middle between the two of us while we take this picture and do the swearing in ceremony. >> awkward. >> it's hard to say what's really going on. was it really a dis