[Protect the Bill of Rights]

I must admit to taking a bit of perverse pleasure in knowing the “real” oath was administered in a room with a very small crowd.

What the masses saw was make-believe. (snicker, snicker)

[Mamzelle]

re: I must admit to taking a bit of perverse pleasure in knowing the “real” oath was administered in a room with a very small crowd.)))

Not remotely perverse. Messiahs are supposed to get their sermons right. 38M people were watching in the US on TV. Reagan got 41M. And Reagan managed not to trip over his words.