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Security at inaugural events would be provided by the government regardless of what is planned, Georgetown University law professor David Super, an expert on congressional procedure, told USA TODAY, but there might be less pomp and circumstance than people are used to if there is a shutdown.
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump repeatedly took credit for the win throughout the pomp and circumstance of his inauguration day.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The result, 2003’s A Royal Duty, is a reflection on Paul’s journey from a childhood in a Northern England mining town to all the pomp and circumstance at Buckingham Palace.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Congress plots next moves After all the pomp and circumstance, Congress will turn to putting Trump’s agenda into law under the new GOP trifecta.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Trump repeatedly took credit for the win throughout the pomp and circumstance of his inauguration day.
—Ellie Cook, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
The result, 2003’s A Royal Duty, is a reflection on Paul’s journey from a childhood in a Northern England mining town to all the pomp and circumstance at Buckingham Palace.
—Allie Merriam, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2025
Congress plots next moves After all the pomp and circumstance, Congress will turn to putting Trump’s agenda into law under the new GOP trifecta.
—Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Pomp and circumstance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pomp%20and%20circumstance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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