“CONGRATULATIONS, MR. PRESIDENT.” And it’s done. A surprisingly good and somber ceremony, with a real 19th-Century flair, from the second verse of America the Beautiful (“and crown thy soul with self-control, thy liberty in law”) to even Schumer’s reading of a letter from a heroic (Republican?) Civil War soldier.
Note that Trump’s supporters didn’t boo Obama, as Obama’s booed Bush 8 years ago.
UPDATE: Well, that speech shows that Trump is still Trump. Barack and Michelle Obama didn’t look like they enjoyed it. Bill Clinton’s reaction seemed more . . . calculating.
MORE: “A Hunger Games inaugural address.”
STILL MORE: Here’s the text of Trump’s speech.