Today is Wednesday, January 20th, and you're listening to the morning announcements.

I'm Sammy Sage.

At noon EST today, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President.

If you're listening to this after that time, that means we officially have our first female, black, and South Asian vice president. It's long overdue and

personally I am over the moon about it. A number of celebrities will be

contributing to the inaugural celebrations including Lady Gaga, J. Lowe,

Demi Lovato, Justin Timberlake, Kerry Washington,

John Legend, and Bruce Springsteen.

Remember when Trump could only get three doors down

and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir?

Instead, he'll be holding a departure ceremony

at joint base Andrews in Maryland at 8 a.m.

Personally, I would not even think this is worthy of reporting on,

if not for the fact that Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell,

and Kevin McCarthy are all snubbing the ceremony.

Trump is clearly having trouble drawing a crowd as John Kelly and John Bolton also rejected the invitation,

and guests are allowed to bring up to five people if they want.

In other words, they literally cannot give the tickets away.

Instead, McConnell and McCarthy will be attending mass

with Joe Biden this morning,

and Pence claimed he can't make Trump's ceremony because of logistical issues.

Is the logistical issue that he incited an angry mom to hang you and you're having a hard time turning

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