Congress Ain’t Gettin’ Any Younger, Folks

国会不再年轻了,伙计们

What A Day

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2025-01-07

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Congress certified President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Monday, exactly four years after he denied President Joe Biden the same courtesy by inciting a violent mob of insurrectionists to march to the Capitol. At 78 years old, Trump will be the oldest president ever sworn into office, edging out Biden by just a few months. And at 82, Biden will walk away as the oldest sitting president ever. In fact, nearly a quarter of Congress is 70 or older. Ken Klippenstein, an independent journalist covering national security, explains the problems an aging Congress poses. And in headlines: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he’ll step down after nearly a decade in the role, a New York judge denied Trump’s request to postpone sentencing in his hush money case, and the former chairman of the Proud Boys asked Trump for a presidential pardon.
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  • It's Tuesday, January 7th.

  • I'm Jane Coston and this is what a day.

  • The show that is taking a break from discourse.

  • Which discourse?

  • All the discourse.

  • Twitter Discourse?

  • Blue Sky?

  • Discourse.

  • Discord?

  • Discourse.

  • I have discoursed and now I'm discoursed out.

  • On today's show, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his resignation.

  • And the former leader of the proud boys is asking Trump for a pardon.

  • Let's get into it.

  • The certification of the 2024 election went off without a hitch on Monday.

  • The 119th Congress confirmed President elect Donald Trump's victory, exactly four years after Trump denied President Joe Biden the same courtesy by inciting a violent mob of insurrectionists to march to the Capitol.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the ceremony certifying her own loss.

  • This announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed a sufficient dispute declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President of the United States.

  • Speaking after she said she was just doing her duty.

  • It was about what should be the norm and what the American people should be able to take for granted, which is that one of the most important pillars of our democracy is that there will be a peaceful transfer of power.