Since they cleared out right after that part of the speech, definitely seems he's saying that Trump and the Military are returning power to the people.
The entry and exit of these guys wasn't as polished as these things typically are, I doubt it was in the rehearsal so the invisible enemy wouldn't know POTUS was going to send that comm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0 Start 1:44 secs - runs to 2:30. They walk on, walk off.
"Today's ceremony has very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring …."
I think he needed them there so he could legally say "We are giving you.."
Since they cleared out right after that part of the speech, definitely seems he's saying that Trump and the Military are returning power to the people.
The entry and exit of these guys wasn't as polished as these things typically are, I doubt it was in the rehearsal so the invisible enemy wouldn't know POTUS was going to send that comm.