On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden was given and received a full-grade military regulation funeral service. They left the capital in a funeral procession and went to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. There was a 3-volley salute with 13 fires which is for funerals only. Biden is a “Minister Resident” - A person who takes up temporary residence in a foreign territory. They did not play “hail to the chief”, they played “Honors March One” which is only played for a Minister Resident. He was sworn in at 11:47am EST, which is a violation of the 20th amendment of the constitution of the USA which specifically says the President’s term is to begin at 12:00 noon.
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Can I extrapolate a little? Gut reaction -- it doesn't quite make sense to me.
Like, they pull off this switcheroo, fool the entire world, seize the Presidency, seamless, bulletproof, not a single detail slips out.
EXCEPT, their dedication to decorum means they just HAVE to do the right 3-volley salute, playing the right song, etc., even though it risks giving everything away.
Calculated risk is more like it. We knew something was off and that it was all scripted and filmed multiple times. None of us could coherently put it together though at that time.
There were people who did.
Just a lot of others catching up now.
It’s one of the challenges of this particular war. Information overload leads to an inability to focus the group on the most relevant facts.
I agree with the information overload for sure