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To the Point

The boycott of Trump's inauguration

To the Point

KCRW

News

4.4583 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Guest host Barbara Bogaev runs down who's opting out of Donald Trump's inauguration, looks into the charge that he is not a "legitimate President", and considers how his unusually low approval ratings could shape his first term in office.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

0:08.2

President Trump, illegitimate or just unpopular.

0:14.6

I'm Barbara Bogave sitting in for Warren Alney, and this is To the Point.

0:18.5

Donald Trump takes office tomorrow with the lowest approval ratings

0:21.6

in recent memory. At least 60 Democrats in Congress are boycotting his inauguration, some even

0:26.9

calling his presidency illegitimate. Another record breaker, Saturday's Women's March on Washington

0:32.1

could be one of the largest inauguration-related protests in history. But given Trump's temperament and Republican control of Congress, will any of this matter

0:40.6

when it comes time to actually govern?

0:43.1

And on today's talking point, according to Republican men, women have it easier than they do.

0:47.6

What a new poll says about politics and the war between the sexes.

0:51.2

First News.

1:03.1

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1:12.5

Go to KCRW.com slash News24 or listen on KCRW's app.

1:24.9

Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International Program Fund.

1:32.1

This is To the Point. I Barbara Bow gave in for Warren Alney, and it's good to be with you this day before the inauguration.

1:38.5

Just ahead, we'll run down who's opting out of the ceremony and look into the charge that Donald Trump is not a legitimate president,

1:45.3

also how his unusually low approval ratings could shape his first term in office. And later on

1:50.2

today's talking point, as thousands of women prepare to march on Washington this Saturday,

1:54.7

a new poll finds that Republican men think women have it easier than they do. So partisan politics

2:00.2

and sexism coming up. First, this story.

2:03.1

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry took questions today on Capitol Hill over his confirmation

2:07.2

as head of an agency he infamously couldn't remember the name of. It's also an agency he vowed

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