Watching the US Inauguration

Loved every minute of it.

Good to hear that Dr Biden is carrying on working - I always thought that Michelle Obama must have been very bored as First Lady.

Congratulations to president Biden and his team,what a wonderful day for the American people.God bless America.

Wonderful to see, and wonderful to know Mr.Trump is no longer in power.
Congratulations to President Biden and Vice President Harris, they are a good team and will get America back on its feet.

Will America ever be truly one country when they continue to announce individuals as not only the first woman to achieve this position but also the first woman of colour or the first Latino? Seems they are still a divided country.

I watched it too. First reaction was thank God the Trumps had gone and secondly that they didn’t attend. Why did a quite solemn occasion then turn into a Broadway act with the gaga woman appearing dressed like an Austrian widow Twanky? Why was there so much mask slipping, hugging and general ‘contact’ between all the attendees despite their seats being appropriately separated. I noted that the dais was swabbed between some, but not all, speakers (who removed their masks). Look out for a possible US political Covid outbreak!
Here’s to a better future for the US and the rest of the World after the nightmare of the last 4 years.

I thought Lady Gaga was totally amazing and so was the Amanda Gorman poem. Better times ahead!

Anniebach

I was reminded of the hopes when JFK was inaugurated

Anniebach I thought that too and both of them Catholic Presidents too. It also crossed my mind how popular JFK was and also other Democratic Presidents such as Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Obama. It’s a mystery to me why all of a sudden Democrats are portrayed in such a bad light. I saw two men with tee shirts saying ‘I’d rather be Russian than a Democrat’, they really have no idea about the plight of people like Alexei Navalny who are brave enough to have a view that opposes Putin’s.

... and Newatthis.... I can’t wait to be able to fly over the pond to see my darlings again...!!

Did it have to be on Sky News yesterday lunch time for at least a continuous half hour (when I switched off)? The commentary was like a royal wedding. If Americans want to make a big do, after all it is important to them, fine. I would have expected however, on a news programme in the UK to have seen other news items. Maybe there was no other news!!!

‘With’ my daughter ...!!!

My family live in US and I spent the time messaging back and forth not my daughter as the ceremony progressed. She (we) are all so much happier and relieved that a ‘sane’ person is now in charge.
I found it very moving and found myself clapping in between wiping tears...!
And... Amanda Gorman.... how utterly amazing !!

Welcome back America!

I'm another who found myself tearful, that the day had eventually arrived and nothing had prevented it.

American ceremonial is wonderful! I loved that when Mr. Biden came on, the band played something stirring, sorry, don't remember it, then then as soon as he had taken the oath they were played "Hail to the Chief".

I thought social distancing was pretty good, apart from the man who sang "Amazing Grace".

I wouldn't normally have watched, not my country, not my politics, but I'm glad I did: it was an occasion for optimism, and we need as much of that as possible.

Living in hope that this is a new dawn for America. I haven't seen my daughter/husband/granddaughter/their new baby now for 13 months so hoping that the new president will get virus under some control and life there can get back to normal and we can visit or they can visit us. A very moving occasion.

Neither Lady Gaga, who looked like a Pantomime Dame, nor Jennifer Lopez added to the dignity of the ceremony.

My thoughts to very odd

Even cynical me had tears in my eyes...so relieved Trump did not get a second term. I noted that both he and Melania departed wearing black....
On a trivial note, I suffered bad earring envy watching Lady GaGa!

Mean spirited to the end, let’s hope Karma catches up with this family really soon.

I watched it and somehow felt safe again.

I am hoping to forget what a bad loser Trump is. He wouldn’t even send an airplane for Biden to arrive at the ceremony. A tradition. What an ignorant low life! ?

I felt so much lighter at 4.55pm when Biden was finally President! I hadn’t recognised the weight that Trump’s presidency had lain me, with my son and family being in the US.

I didn’t see all of it as our electricity decided to have a tantrum and indulged in several power cuts. Never had cuts like it before, it was almost like lightening, coming and going rapidly and the street lights were affected too.

Lucca

I just caught up on lady Gaga, thought she sang it soooo well

Great (until the last note)
I'm being picky.

I thought Biden came across very well, let's hope for better times in America..
I didn't recognize Garth Brooks at all, more like himself when he put his hat on.

Varian, I echo your worries for the children: my young grandchild, 18 months, received her positive result for Covid yesterday. She was ill on Sunday and Monday. We have been oh, so worried... she seems to have turned a corner... now we are waiting to see if her daddy gets this awful virus. He is recovering from brain cancer surgery so...fingers crossed! My daughter, a teacher, had it in June.

Your country now gives us hope for the future Rhinestone. 4 years ago DH said to me ‘I don’t want to wish my life away but I want the next 4 years to be over’. And now, they are.