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 Red, White, and Orange.

2/9/2017

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By Mary Litzenberg, Campbell Martin, & Victoria Santana

​The inauguration divided both politicians and performers.

 According to the International Business Times, politicians who announced that they wouldn’t attend the inauguration include Canadian Prime Justin Trudeau, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner.
  Among members of Congress, five from the Bay Area said they would not attend; the Mercury News reported that 14 Democrats out of California’s 53 total House representatives announced they would not be attending.
 The most overt of those who did not attend is U.S. representative Luis Gutierrez, who said in a statement he wanted "to be able to look [his] two beautiful Latina daughters and [his] beautiful half-Puerto Rican, half-Mexican, 100 percent American grandson in the eye with a clear conscience."
  The final roundup of performers at the inauguration concert included runner up on season five of “The Voice” Jackie Evancho, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The Rockettes also performed at the inauguration,  however several members did not join the team in performing.
  While there had been confusion over the binding contract of The Rockettes, those who did not wish to perform could sit out. Madison Square Garden executive chairman, James Dolan said, “while full-time dancers were allowed to opt out of performing at the inauguration, the Independence Day performance would be mandatory.”

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