Booker will attend inauguration/ Roberts to Swear in Trump; Thomas Pence

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Swearing-In

Trump is seeking a “delicate balance between abiding by tradition” and leaving “his own fingerprint on a fresh canvas,” Barrack said, but added, “Mostly he’s abiding by tradition especially in the swearing-in ceremony.”

That tradition includes having the chief justice of the U.S., John Roberts Jr., administering the oath of office to Trump; Vice President-elect Mike Pence has chosen Justice Clarence Thomas for his swearing-in.

Trump will parade down Pennsylvania Avenue, past a flashy new hotel that bears his name, back to the White House, to rest up and get changed for the evening’s inaugural balls. He may use his presidential authority to issue executive actions even before the night-time balls -- as Obama did eight years ago -- though Trump hinted in his news conference last week that he may wait until the following Monday, first business day of his presidency, to begin a week-long sprint of policy making.

When Obama was inaugurated, he and first lady Michelle Obama stepped out of the armored presidential limousine and walked a stretch of the parade route. Trump’s team hasn’t said yet whether he will do the same.

The is always the potential for drama. Since the early days of the republic, the transfer of power often has been an awkward hand-off. President Dwight Eisenhower thought President John Kennedy too young and inexperienced for the job, and Kennedy’s wife Jackie hated that the Eisenhowers let them know it. Rosalynn Carter and Nancy Reagan didn’t talk in the motorcade limo they shared on Inauguration Day.

This year, more than two dozen Democratic lawmakers have said they will boycott Trump’s inauguration, according to a tally by CNN.

Last Flight

While most of focus will be on the Trumps’ arrival, the Obamas will have their own emotional experience, said Kate Andersen Brower, a former Bloomberg News reporter and author of "First Women: The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies."

On their last morning at the White House, the outgoing first family traditionally gathers the residence staff, about 100 people, in the State Dining Room to say goodbye. The staff present the family with a gift.

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I am empathetic towards Roberts in regards to the ACA ruling

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something so he held his nose and kept the ACA intact

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