Missouris Sen. Blunt will plan Trumps swearing-in ceremony

WASHINGTON -- Fresh off a tough re-election campaign, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt has a big task on his to-do list: planning Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony.

Blunt will play a major role in the preparations for Trump’s inauguration as chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. The committee is tasked with planning the swearing-in of the president elect and vice-president elect on Jan. 20 and celebratory luncheon afterward at the U.S. Capitol.

Blunt’s committee must arrange the arrival of the presidential motorcade at the Capitol, the departure of outgoing President Barack Obama and his family, and a troop review by the newly sworn-in president.

The committee also is in charge of security, media credentialing and giving out inauguration tickets to members of Congress to distribute to residents of their home districts or states.

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