Why the US waits so long to swear in the new president

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Does it really have to take two and a half months?
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American law specifies that the US presidential election happens in early November. It also specifies that the winner of that election isn’t actually sworn in until January 20th. That leaves about two and a half months in between, where, in situations where the incumbent has been voted out, the winner of the election still isn’t president. This is the “transition” period, during which the old administration trades places with the new one.
But does that period really need to be so long? In 2020, we found out what happens when an incumbent president loses reelection, but refuses to concede: Among other things, it pushes the start of the transition several weeks later, shortening that handover period. So does that matter? What actually happens in those two and a half months, and why do we let the loser continue to wield power for so long?
Read more about the US presidential transition from Vox reporter Jen Kirby: www.vox.com/2020/11/23/216119...
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@apucitepucu 3 жыл бұрын

In soviet russia, outgoing president IS the incoming president.

@SeverusSinSnape14 3 жыл бұрын

Take out the word “the” much funnier if it’s in broken English 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Love your comment

@danielishchuk3378 3 жыл бұрын

Not just Soviet Russia tbh

@danielishchuk3378 3 жыл бұрын

Putin still wildin

@blakedavis2447 3 жыл бұрын

Not anymore it’s not

@rostitv2391 3 жыл бұрын

Russia isnt soviet anymore ,bruh . No more communism . We have elections

@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 жыл бұрын

Luckily I don't have to worry about any of that

@lgbtqiarights 3 жыл бұрын

the more i look at your pfp the fatter you get

@luxembourgishempire2826 3 жыл бұрын

Kim Sung and Kim Jong ill?

@abcdtemp 3 жыл бұрын

@@lgbtqiarights *"hOW dARE YOu iNSulT The gReat leAdEr!"*

@Moe-sl2el 3 жыл бұрын

Luckily we don't have you

@pythonner3644 3 жыл бұрын

@@lgbtqiarights How dare you, I will have you eaten by great leader's dog

@BuyinzaIsa 3 жыл бұрын

Vox: Why does America take so long to switch Presidents? Me: *Laughs in Ugandan, as we have never switched a president since 1986

@seyiseyi1582 3 жыл бұрын

As a Ghanaian, I find that amazing.

@kaouther333 3 жыл бұрын

Haha... African/ South American countries stand up... I guess...

@bzymek7054 3 жыл бұрын

Laughs in Belarussian but very quietly because i'm probably watched.

@prashantsahu530 3 жыл бұрын

Well there's a difference between a president and a dictator

@apoorvbansal6590 3 жыл бұрын

Well you dont have oil otherwise your president would have been another Gadaffi or Saddam

@marcos-pm7oh 3 жыл бұрын

"Why the US takes so long to swear in the president" Well, they should learn from us here in Argentina, we had 5 presidents in a week once.

@meias. 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. How did that happen?

@theogarcez1999 3 жыл бұрын

@@meias. corruption

@jamesrivera4105 3 жыл бұрын

@@meias. coups

@tudorjason 3 жыл бұрын

Wow. That's some instability.

@Nonamelol. 3 жыл бұрын

Mexico had a president for only 41 minutes

@nwyk153 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think Biden needs a tour of the white house. He's been there already.

@riceisyummy3804 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he still needs to know other things like whats going on with health, military, education, etc.

@chrisshoemaker3855 3 жыл бұрын

Although Biden doesn’t necessarily need a tour of the White House it would be nice for Harris to see 1 Observatory Circle, the VP residence

@duckonaroll1913 3 жыл бұрын

@Mostly Peaceful oh my god biden has dementia yet orchestrated the largest, most secretive election fraud in history? sure.

@taranjotsingh3981 3 жыл бұрын

@@duckonaroll1913 yeah right XD they should have built a story that at least made sense.

@realkingofwales3917 3 жыл бұрын

@Mostly Peaceful Haha I said the funny thing, Biden forget. Now laugh.

@MortyMortyMorty 3 жыл бұрын

USA: 2.5 months to change president European countries: *1 day, take it or leave it*

@tjvanhousen3561 3 жыл бұрын

Jeeeez Man!

@ce1834 3 жыл бұрын

The British Monarch: a year to be coronated 😂, poor Edward didn’t even last that long

@oneniggo 3 жыл бұрын

Well, did you observe the German Jamaica negotiations (Conservatives, greens, liberals)? That were several months which failed in the end. Expecting vox' audience know the term coalition lol

@Epicurus341 3 жыл бұрын

I think that part of the problem is that so many administrative positions are political appointees. In other countries, the Civil Service, the heads of the Armed Forces and even the head of the Post Office are all neutral posts. If you have to change thousands of personnel every time the leader changes, then no wonder the system is slow.

@seanthe100 3 жыл бұрын

They don't oversee a $4.4 Trillion budget larger than the entire economy of Germany.

@jeffdapizzaman5085 3 жыл бұрын

Ok but imagine Grover Cleveland giving Benjamin Harrison the tour and then 4 years later Cleveland is just like "yeah I know"

@Avvura 3 жыл бұрын

Biden: LET ME IN LET ME INNNNN

@nintendofan1749 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 3 жыл бұрын

He has no worries, he won. End of story.

@amso7169 3 жыл бұрын

Trump: I DON’T WANNA GOOOOOOO

@TassieJake 3 жыл бұрын

Whaaaaa 😭😭😭 it's not fair, I want in ! -Biden

@cordellmcculloch8517 3 жыл бұрын

@@hardworkgetsbuckets8797 it was a joke. end of story.

@theawesomemaple 3 жыл бұрын

I don't even live in America yet I'm so invested

@thejesusaurus6573 3 жыл бұрын

probably because they have 141 millitary bases dotted around planet earth, 20 odd carriers, and a trillion dollar millitary budget.

@reciterofquran4573 3 жыл бұрын

Nobody cares

@yedunson9916 3 жыл бұрын

@@reciterofquran4573 yet you care enough to comment, strange.

@nguyenduchuy52 3 жыл бұрын

or just because we havent seen any orange president yet

@SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1 3 жыл бұрын

@@thejesusaurus6573 Or because KZfaq and every media company focuses on what's happening in the US. Hard to ignore stories about the US. But then again, why would you?

@ltstar9612 3 жыл бұрын

Lol imagine if biden starts his inaugural speech with "well folks, that was weird"

@BaronVonTrousers 3 жыл бұрын

@@Curtchrisdagod the idea that Democrats would steal the election for Biden but NOT steal the senate too is weird. Almost stupidly so...

@EzeICE 3 жыл бұрын

@@Curtchrisdagod yeah okay, he can't even steal a piece of candy from a baby. Let alone an election 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@yogasimmanravisagar 3 жыл бұрын

@@Curtchrisdagod haha,cope

@thejesusaurus6573 3 жыл бұрын

@@Curtchrisdagod got any evidence to go with that tie?

@HiAdrian 3 жыл бұрын

That would be Obama humor. Biden isn't on that level.

@skrtskrt3706 3 жыл бұрын

in the UK we have the election on a thursday and then the new government is in by monday

@j-mshistorycorner6932 3 жыл бұрын

Same here in Australia.

@vloglifesubscribe 3 жыл бұрын

Same in Uganda

@thecrippledpancake9455 5 ай бұрын

I’m sorry how? Here we spend Jan-August picking the nominee, Aug.-October campaigning for the two top nominees, November for the election, and have the new guy sworn in on January 20th. How can we do it any faster than that?? 🫤😵‍💫😵‍💫

@AmgineIX 10 сағат бұрын

@@thecrippledpancake94556 week campaign with already established party leaders, as opposed to nominees, as we don’t vote for the pm, only members of parliament, day after election new Prime minister is appointed by the king. Simple really

@WiseMasterNinja 3 жыл бұрын

"The president needs to get caught up on intelligence" *shows Bush*

@Pining_for_the_fjords 3 жыл бұрын

Shouldn't take long this time then.

@teli6350 3 жыл бұрын

OOOOOOOOOOOO! 🔥

@hassansimpkins6023 3 жыл бұрын

He's still catching up

@pondererofpointlessdreams5029 3 жыл бұрын

US: 2.5 months Russia: *57 years*

@_EggsBenedict 3 жыл бұрын

ivan pavlovich

@thenewsscavenger2919 3 жыл бұрын

China: Over a century or more than that. That is if you want to take into account of the birth of Communism which occurred around 1920 or so. It could be indefinite since it is the socialist class of people that we are talking about and not just an individual. You should thank Communism for Covid though since they got the idea from the spanish flu. History repeats itself, funnily enough!

@tonyli1622 3 жыл бұрын

@@thenewsscavenger2919 "You should thank Communism for Covid though since they got the idea from the spanish flu. History repeats itself, funnily enough! " What on Earth????

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, be fair. Even Stalin didn't last 57 years.

@sadiyaakter8536 3 жыл бұрын

Bangladesh 30-40 years

@kayzeaza 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t matter what political party your in, this kind of stuff should make all American mad!

@torresmat10 3 жыл бұрын

@Comic Sans A peaceful transition of power doesn't rely on there being political parties or not

@DanielGarcia-ms5wd 3 жыл бұрын

I see dead people voting

@ijeoma7963 3 жыл бұрын

I would hope that the first President of the United States would know when to use “your” vs “you’re”

@bentkf 3 жыл бұрын

@@ijeoma7963 it’s just a name Jesus Christ

@RonaldhinoMcLean 3 жыл бұрын

@@bentkf it's just a joke Jesus Christ

@inspectorfreakafunk1448 3 жыл бұрын

"why does America take so long to switch presidents?" * laughs in Mexican, as we take six months to switch *

@user-qf5yo6bl5g 3 жыл бұрын

*laughs in Lebanese, as we once spent 3 years without a president*

@isaacanatoliojimenezmirand6006 3 жыл бұрын

@Anri Lucy4 We really do.

@inspectorfreakafunk1448 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-qf5yo6bl5g now that's a story I want to read 😂

@inspectorfreakafunk1448 3 жыл бұрын

@Anri Lucy4 we got it better! All Saint AMLO and his church of the 4T will save México from the Mafia del Poder! (to be read with sarcasm)

@imanicampbell8589 3 жыл бұрын

soo i need mexican input on this. my mom jokes around and says i was born illegally on the border, because i was born in texas and adopted, and she tell LITERALLY everyone that. sooo umm is that racist or is she just very self-confident in her joke 😂

@productionkos8816 3 жыл бұрын

Vox: Why US takes so long to swear in new president Me: Why is that? Vox: It is what it is~

@no-ku6jp 3 жыл бұрын

because there's a lot of people involved with the switch not just the two dudes at the top, not too difficult to understand

@jessiemayfield6749 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah they explained it not why so many ppl in the comments don’t get it

@productionkos8816 3 жыл бұрын

@@no-ku6jp India did it in a week...

@no-ku6jp 3 жыл бұрын

@@productionkos8816 and? india and the u.s are different. ones parliamentary and ones not. obviously there'd be different methods.

@alwaysdisputin9930 3 жыл бұрын

@@no-ku6jp yeah e.g. security checks may be more thorough in USA due to Russia & China double agents etc

@thetruth9803 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for next season to start, this one ended with such a cliffhanger

@TheCzarcastic 3 жыл бұрын

Unless Earth gets cancelled by Cthulu Studios again

@GeneralAeon 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah but like 2077 it might be delayed

@ogfox9803 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeneralAeon Yep we’ll be nuked

@doublea1671 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah season 2021 is gonna be neat. I think it’ll get better, who knows though?

@xXXx-tn8zq 3 жыл бұрын

Are your ready for next season, watch the finale first

@mrbanana69 3 жыл бұрын

The British system where you get going the next day

@darkmyro 3 жыл бұрын

you gotta couple hundred years on us Americans too. I mean you guys had a working government long before we did. ( if you don't count the Native Americans) XD

@Garfie489 3 жыл бұрын

To be fair the party system in the UK makes it a lot easier to transition. You have people already within high positions taking the lead position, or those in shadow high positions taking the lead. In the US, it could be someone who hasnt been in politics for years before the election.

@Bryan3on 3 жыл бұрын

Every country that uses Parliamentary system does this way.

@emeraldtaco 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Canada is based off the same system. We're not quite as quick though, usually it takes about 2 weeks for the new Parliament and Prime Minister to take office. Still that's pretty quick.

@imisstoronto3121 3 жыл бұрын

And thankfully our elections last about 6 weeks !!

@guitarguy4372 3 жыл бұрын

American politics. Grandads acting like kindergartners. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@jasonwilliamtjandra 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

@kayak118 3 жыл бұрын

That would be a funny video. Presidential debate with kid voiceovers arguing about crayons or something. 🤣

@michaeluhlemann4964 3 жыл бұрын

Samurai Mac No need for the voiceovers!

@solomongibsoniii4865 3 жыл бұрын

Only one of them is acting like a spoiled kindergartner; the donald.

@kristinacassandravillanuev5997 3 жыл бұрын

Yup especially trump

@aidengriffith8208 3 жыл бұрын

At least Hoover’s people did not take over the capitol

@interrexclamacion 3 жыл бұрын

Hoover didn't have any people left.

@SilentArc 3 жыл бұрын

I remember though that during Hoover’s time, there was a battle between the WW1 veterans and the national guard. Because they wanted their veteran money earlier

@mike_404 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilentArc yea Hoover ordered the national guard to get rid of the peaceful protesters who were camping near the capitol, just living their life. Of course it’s hard to be peaceful when the coppers stomp on your tent and smash everything you have left

@orangeVSappel 3 жыл бұрын

Well they didn't have fox news, oan, Facebook and Twitter back then. Else I'm sure there would have been something similar

@Michael-zn2jc 3 жыл бұрын

Protesting is important. The French love to protest and no one seems to care.

@jabriibrahim8735 3 жыл бұрын

" Just as the Clinton's had done for the Bush's 8 years before and the Bush's for the Clinton's a 8 years before that " IS A HARROWING SENTENCE

@cfltheman 3 жыл бұрын

You can say the same thing about Harrison doing the same for Cleveland just as Cleveland did for Harrison before that.

@lucyevans3847 3 жыл бұрын

Ahhh, sweet sweet nepotism

@CommanderCodey 3 жыл бұрын

My brain is dying trying to understand this sentence

@powsniffer0110 3 жыл бұрын

And it was almost handed to the clinton's again! Scary

@MrFlibbleflobble 3 жыл бұрын

I don't see what's bad about it, other than that "a" before the second "8"

@JD-qq8fz 3 жыл бұрын

"Intelligence briefings?! What even ARE those? I don't even read them, why should he?"

@FelipeKana1 3 жыл бұрын

I can see Trump saying that, and tweeting it

@ethanchou4906 3 жыл бұрын

@Gothic r/woooosh

@TooCooFoYou 3 жыл бұрын

@@footballnerd277 I mean he’s somewhat right, Trump did a better job than Obama at tanking the US.

@itsappu1802 3 жыл бұрын

The time gap is needed to transfer their furnitures

@Wendigirl11 3 жыл бұрын

STAWP

@sonjahartley6653 3 жыл бұрын

They literally take 5 hours to transfer the furniture. There is a video on the move in 1 day

@coolperson4582 3 жыл бұрын

@@sonjahartley6653 it was joke

@redjirachi1 3 жыл бұрын

Biden: Man this is going to be an awkward transition John Quincy Adams: *LAUGHS IN CORRUPT BARGAIN*

@bricefleckenstein9666 3 жыл бұрын

Define "awkward transition" = Lincoln taking office only to have about a third of the country try to leave it in complaint.

@guruspubichair 3 жыл бұрын

I would have liked the question "why this period is much longer compared to most countries?" to be answered too !

@felicianwokolo997 3 жыл бұрын

Awkward transition... hahahaha

@trevorbishop5189 2 жыл бұрын

@@bricefleckenstein9666 to be fair, Lincoln got a ridiculously low number of the Popular vote in his first term, as there were like 4 different Candidates with equal-ish chance of winning l.

@bricefleckenstein9666 2 жыл бұрын

@@trevorbishop5189 Just short of 40% of the popular vote, despite the "4 way major party split" in that election, and the Republican Party not being on the ballot AT ALL in most of the future Confederate states - and despite that latter fact, and South Carolina not having a popular vote at all, he still managed 180 out of 303 electorial votes thus avoiding a House "runoff". Douglas was the only other candidate in shouting distance, at just under 30% of the popular vote. BTW - Lincoln was only the SECOND lowest "popular vote" President in history so far and at least had a PLURALITY of the vote in HIS election. John Quincy Adams in 1824 had less than 31% AND LESS THAN ANDREW JACKSON at 40%+ of the vote in that election (Jackson also had the plurality of the electoral votes). Nobody had an outright majority of the Electoral College though which threw the election into the House. Henry Clay (the "dropped" 4'th place candidate) threw his support to Adams, and that was enough to put Adams over the top in the House.

@GM-nr3ji 3 жыл бұрын

I would have liked the question "why this period is much longer compared to most countries?" to be answered too !

@squireob 3 жыл бұрын

Broadly speaking, European governments have governmental professionals who remain through transition from one political party to the next, other than the highest ministers, which are put in place via a straightforward appointment system. The USA appoints their highest and assistant level officials, nominated by the President, and argued over by Congress, mainly the Senate. The stripping of executive management requires more transition time and the size of the US Federal system clogs the confirmation process, even when the Senate is friendly and the outgoing administration is gracious, neither of which apply here.

@andymiller3366 3 жыл бұрын

Vox is not a media group that gives people answers. They are partisan just like every other news publication. This video was just a bash on trump for questioning the results of the election.

@reconx86 3 жыл бұрын

Because paranoia and conspiracy theories are a american thing.

@VanK782 3 жыл бұрын

@@andymiller3366 I would say it was a description of the US system, they don't really state their opinions, just facts

@aromlevoful 3 жыл бұрын

4:13

@adamk828 3 жыл бұрын

Trump: I’m going to act like I didn’t see that

@alvint3329 3 жыл бұрын

Trump go brrrrrr

@the-savr 3 жыл бұрын

Dems on voter fraud: I’m going to act like I didn’t see that.

@pranavsinha7399 3 жыл бұрын

@@the-savr There is practically zero evidence of fraud. Trump had a chance to prove his supposed fraud in court, and we all know how well that turned out lol.

@osnarv8597 3 жыл бұрын

@@the-savr he just barks but don't back himself up, simple as that

@mtutoriales 3 жыл бұрын

@@pranavsinha7399 There is actual evidence of mismanagement; however, such evidences only unveil irregularities not actual fraud. For instance, there was a court case live stream where the prosecutor showed 3 vote counters, recorded on video, counting votes even after the republican watchers left. The video tapes are from security cameras within the room. The thing about this is that the video has no audio, and there is little context to it. Why would they keep counting when everyone was told to stop and go home? Moreover, why would they start counting right after the republican watchers left? That’s a clear irregularity that should be looked at; however, it does not prove a mass voter fraud since this only happened in ONE vote count center.

@jayaramtheegala9201 3 жыл бұрын

0:46 I like how orange slowly transitions to blue color. wonder if it's a subtle way to poke fun at Trump lol

@reaperz5677 3 жыл бұрын

It probably represents republican rule/president vs democrat rule/president, hence the orange/blue changing. Why they didn't use red instead of orange is beyond me but Ssuming that that orange color represents trump's skin color would be in the same logical sense as it would be for me to say that the blue color represents biden's skin color.

@kullingen6909 3 жыл бұрын

We will never know.

@RayMak 3 жыл бұрын

Grace period

@unitedastronomer 3 жыл бұрын

im the first reply yey

@flamingopink1721 3 жыл бұрын

Bot

@samweII 3 жыл бұрын

Lol finally found a comment from Ray Mak that doesn't have a lot of likes

@varietyaspens 3 жыл бұрын

how are you everywhere I go-

@dreamleaf4363 3 жыл бұрын

“Here in America, we do it a little differently”

@linedpaper5374 3 жыл бұрын

for better or worse.... (the answer is WORSE)

@lau6438 3 жыл бұрын

@@linedpaper5374 Worse😂 Good luck finding another country with real freedom of speech.

@quanbrooklynkid7776 3 жыл бұрын

@@lau6438 W

@DefnitelyNotFred 3 жыл бұрын

@@lau6438 are you serious? As a citizen of the EU, it feels like we have a lot more freedom of speech than you fellows, with all your lawsuits and copyright and trademark laws, gripping everything from opinions to jokes to parodies

@lau6438 3 жыл бұрын

@@DefnitelyNotFred As a former citizen of the EU, you are wrong.

@jessehenderson2967 3 жыл бұрын

The Conservative party, a party of traditions and securing the "old ways", doesn't adhere to tradition. What?

@andihutson8512 3 жыл бұрын

It is no longer a Conservative party it is a Conspiracy party.

@Ummmvera 3 жыл бұрын

There is no such thing as a conservative party and anyone can be conservative without being Republican.

@rolfs2165 3 жыл бұрын

It should be obvious by now that they only adhere to traditions that benefit them.

@Bryan3on 3 жыл бұрын

Since when America has Conservative Party? That's in the UK and Canada, unless you're referring to the Republican Party.

@shree711 3 жыл бұрын

@@Ummmvera Like a majority of Black people. Generally conservative but don't vote for Republicans.

@PoolGyall5441 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like this is gonna be the year that tradition breaks 😂😂

@mdeezy1986 3 жыл бұрын

It has to. Because there is such division within Dems and Repubs that we can't have egos get in the way of the safety for the American people

@123mickymouse123 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully, because God is it a bad one.

@PoolGyall5441 3 жыл бұрын

@@mdeezy1986 Well this didn’t age well 😂

@philliprobertson1347 3 жыл бұрын

WAIT!!! Biden's whole plan was to become president because last time he was living in the naval observatory the beds were so comfy so if he lived in the White House.. *Comfy bed.*

@notlucas6859 3 жыл бұрын

the master plan. 10000 iq

@scythal 3 жыл бұрын

Gosh, how did the Trumpers never see this coming?!

@AverytheCubanAmerican 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if Congress had brawls like the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan. It would make American politics entertaining

@Perririri 3 жыл бұрын

The big surprise is that it hasn't already happened!

@holyfordus 3 жыл бұрын

Charles Sumner would like a word.

@TCJones 3 жыл бұрын

Please i hate all that its the same reason the uk Gov wont switch from two sided chamber to a round one, because the two sides, makes people fight an bra like farm yard animals, but it gets TV ratings, for some reason more people watch the uk gov than any other, just see them shout and jear at each other, I would rather have lower TV viewing figures and government that worked together and got things done!

@yazan7518 3 жыл бұрын

man that was nothing for the Turkish brawl that happened 3 years ago

@yuantingkung378 3 жыл бұрын

Well as a Taiwanese, thanks. We all needed a good laugh during the hardest of time. Can you believe some Taiwanese legislator from KMT actually throw pig viscera all around in the Legislative Yuan (side note, yuan means institute in Mandarin) this few weeks just to protest? It's more entertaining than any show in Taiwan to be frank.

@AussieDew01 3 жыл бұрын

“It is necessary” but doesn’t explain why other nations can do it in 24 hours.

@bigman25plus25 3 жыл бұрын

It's because all these civil servants apparently get fired?? bizarre.

@seanthe100 3 жыл бұрын

$22 Trillion economy.

@AW33406 3 жыл бұрын

Because our Government works differently. The US Government is one the largest Government on Earth, More People to introduce, more people to fire, More people to nominate, more things to certify, everything is bigger and more complex.

@AussieDew01 3 жыл бұрын

@@AW33406 mute point because China and India governments are far larger.

@blacktrick3029 3 жыл бұрын

@@AussieDew01 India, yes. China, no. Chinas ruled by a 1 party dictatorship that usually chooses the next chairmen of the party.

@MrFernando182100 3 жыл бұрын

That soft passive-aggressive “when the LOSER” that’s what does it for me

@raggedcritical 3 жыл бұрын

Well Trump is the loser. He lost. What else would you call a loser?

@sweettoko995 3 жыл бұрын

@@raggedcritical a sore loser

@jpskate100 3 жыл бұрын

I’d call Biden a loser

@jpskate100 3 жыл бұрын

President trump is clean cut man all around

@charleskramer7062 3 жыл бұрын

@@jpskate100 But you would be wrong. Trump has destroyed everything he touched all his life but has always been good at convincing suckers to believe him.

@splashking13 3 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after the inauguration of President Joseph R. Biden and Madam Vice President Kamala Harris

@botigamer9011 3 жыл бұрын

In Mexico, the election is in the first week in July, and the inauguration is on the 1st of December

@spinakker14 3 жыл бұрын

Why? And what do y'all do until then ?

@seanbrummfield448 3 жыл бұрын

And Americans are making a big deal of how longs ours is awaited for. lol.

@swanstarr1441 3 жыл бұрын

and in britain the MP's are sworn in on the day after election day

@devinlin89 3 жыл бұрын

At least it's better than Indonesia with the next election day in April and the inauguration in October

@TjSamson 3 жыл бұрын

In Philippines, elections is on second week of May, then the inauguration is in June.

@sanctificate6285 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine how bad Herbert Hoover must’ve felt when FDR became the most popular president of all time Edit: for Christ sakes it’s a joke

@richardc03 3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Arjomand At that time

@Crusader677 3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Arjomand fdr won more of the popular vote % wise edit: also won more electoral votes % wise as well

@sanctificate6285 3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Arjomand 4 terms....

@LeoStaley 3 жыл бұрын

Well, if his values didn't change, he wouldn't feel that bad.

@mariyanstoyanov3913 3 жыл бұрын

@Nick Arjomand Well Reagan was a celebrity already so that's probably more famous, but FDR was more popular president than him

@kevinturcios35 3 жыл бұрын

If you're mad about a transition of power, all you want is power.

@emm_arr 3 жыл бұрын

No.

@localwillow9948 3 жыл бұрын

@@emm_arr Yes.

@emm_arr 3 жыл бұрын

@@localwillow9948 No.

@emperorpierogi9772 3 жыл бұрын

@@emm_arr Yes.

@blackblink102yearsago6 3 жыл бұрын

COMMUNISM

@ajayiyer3662 2 жыл бұрын

Grover Cleveland to Benjamin Harrison: I am gonna come back 🙃

@bswwoo 3 жыл бұрын

A peaceful transition of power is an absolute MUST in democratic governments. I think we've all been pretty appalled at how far American democracy has fallen, but it's also given us a chance to rethink and reexamine these political mores and traditions that were once held sacrosanct. I have faith that democracy will always bounce back, but it's concerning (to say the least) to see the hints of authoritarianism and almost extreme polarization of all political bases.

@miliba 3 жыл бұрын

america is a constitutional republic, not necessarily a democracy

@236bergen 3 жыл бұрын

@@miliba if i hear one more genius brain point this out like it's the pinnacle of civic knowledge i swear to god

@Night60700 3 жыл бұрын

@@236bergen I wish the crazies would get their guns and try something. Then we can rid ourselves of them.

@ef888 3 жыл бұрын

@@miliba Saying a constitutional republic isnt a democracy is like saying a square isnt a rectangle

@Night60700 3 жыл бұрын

@@ef888 You're thinking of parallelogram. A square is not a Rectangle.

@nogenemcguinty 3 жыл бұрын

Obama adamently doesn't support trump yet he still had the courtesy to continue the tradition

@blackcapone187 3 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t support are too nice of words; he despises the guy, yet he set aside his feelings and acted very graciously.

@mountainguyed67 3 жыл бұрын

Different situation. Hitlary conceded. In this situation Trump hasn’t been confirmed for four more years yet.

@footballnerd277 3 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Walker The difference is Trump spent years promoting conspiracy theories that Obama was some Muslim who was born in Kenya. No other president has been racially abused by the guy they were passing the baton on to.

@nogenemcguinty 3 жыл бұрын

@Rajeev Vij great the way trump never did anything like that....... Oh wait.

@mullerstephan 3 жыл бұрын

if Obama was a great President, how come Trump got elected right after him?

@rasyaprabaswara 3 жыл бұрын

Well, In My Country (Indonesia) The election Day is in April but the elected president will be president in October. Yes 6 Month.

@valeenoi2284 3 жыл бұрын

Next time... vote with your head, not your feelings. This is what happens when you vote for a TV reality star.

@x_owen.ms_2020 3 жыл бұрын

Business mogul?

@jaypjayp9554 3 жыл бұрын

Real estate agent 😂😂😂😂

@MY-KEL 3 жыл бұрын

@@jaypjayp9554 Failed real estate agent

@MY-KEL 3 жыл бұрын

@@x_owen.ms_2020 Failed business mogul

@Phoreverman 3 жыл бұрын

Seeing all those pictures of previous presidents and their families together was pretty cool! It reminds me of a time when the president of the United States was a prestigious position

@mullerstephan 3 жыл бұрын

how gullible are people like you... they all started senseless wars, and, because of them we got Trump. How great is that? no no, keep judging them by the image the media creates for you to see

@Phoreverman 3 жыл бұрын

@@mullerstephan The definition of prestige is literally based on perception. I didn't say it was a morally just position or that it was untouched by corruption. If you don't know what words mean you probably shouldn't comment on them.

@mullerstephan 3 жыл бұрын

@@Phoreverman lol watch that British attitude of yours, your country no longer rules the world so you don't get to dictate anything

@turoreal 3 жыл бұрын

@@Phoreverman and you'veeeeee won.

@Phoreverman 3 жыл бұрын

@@mullerstephan I'm from Alabama, so.....I'm SURE there's a chair waiting for you somewhere, man. Go sit down.

@davidnoya9531 3 жыл бұрын

Bruh 2,5 months is long? In 2019 Indonesian election it took 6 months from April until October

@lak1796 3 жыл бұрын

Not in 2019, but since 2004.

@davidnoya9531 3 жыл бұрын

@@lak1796 Usually the election day is in July, but for 2019 it's in April for whatever reason

@noeswantra2295 3 жыл бұрын

@@davidnoya9531 Ah, I see you guys are quite young. Back in 2004-2014 it was April = Legislative, July = 1st round president, September = 2nd round president. But this govt had the "brilliant" idea of making it all in 1 day (April). Could've been far better if they put it all together in July, not April.

@klaudio6440 3 жыл бұрын

Donald Trump for Secretary of defence

@twenty-fifth420 3 жыл бұрын

You are aware this is the inauguration process, right? Not the election? Our election also generally can be a few years to a year long. It depends on who announces their candidacy and when they campaign. If it is six months to inaugurate your president/prime minister etc, then yeah I feel sorry for you. But if it is just your election. Well, long. But still not as long as ours can be. Btw greetings from America, I would love to visit Indonesia one day! Seems like a beautiful country. ❤️

@NoopNoop 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't long before this year, but now it most certainly feels like it.

@teddy98100 3 жыл бұрын

Since when media decides who is the president ? 😂😂

@emm_arr 3 жыл бұрын

It doesn't - and we all know that.

@Kudosbubble 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@FarhiRosleysembunyi 3 жыл бұрын

After this: Why the US waits so long for states to certify the results.

@aisstunna2999 3 жыл бұрын

To make sure everything is ready and secure??

@lahhtoota 3 жыл бұрын

...every states certify election result differently; that being say, usually because they have to count every votes which take a few amount of time. However, because of state's party affiliation, they can favor candidate early. For instance, California will always go blue and Texas will always go red and even though they can call on candidate early, it still have week of counting voted and certify it.

@tevinvezina1766 3 жыл бұрын

This would be better than asking why we take so long to swear in a new president. The presidency lasts for 4 years. Why tf would we swear in a president before the January 20th inauguration date. This video should have been titled why do we vote so early in respects to the Inauguration Day.

@aisstunna2999 3 жыл бұрын

@@tevinvezina1766 well because state's can have as much time as they need to count ballots! Remember that active service men can vote which means their ballots take a while to get here. It also allows for legal disputes to be settled.

@thirien59 3 жыл бұрын

SHHHHHH!!!! dont talk about voter fraud, you fool! people might start to figure out the media is hiding stuff from them !

@nflballer7249 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine Trumps secret service has to carry him out the White House

@vudat189 3 жыл бұрын

u mean like "take him out" with the CIA

@imbetterthanyouhahaha5202 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see that 😌

@thebeardedseeker5633 3 жыл бұрын

i have a feeling Trump may resign before Jan. 20th, with Pence effectively being President until Biden is sworn in.

@leelee0505 3 жыл бұрын

is he a toddler smh 💀

@osnarv8597 3 жыл бұрын

"No, i don't wanna go!" "Sir, it's time to leave" "I DONT WANNA GO"

@alejandrocan9 6 ай бұрын

I don't know why Trump made it a big deal that he didn't win the presidential election. It's not like if he ever won the popular vote.

@fuzeyontv528 3 жыл бұрын

when americans think they have to wait a long time, you should see belgium after the voting it took us over 500 days to get there and the majority isnt even in

@historyhub9211 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see the handshake.

@Xeronimo74 3 жыл бұрын

there will be no handshake

@ThePrudentOne 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to COVID it'll be an elbow bump

@razzle_dazzle 3 жыл бұрын

It won't be anything. There's no way Trump is gonna agree to personally help with the transition or attend Biden's inauguration.

@aturchomicz821 3 жыл бұрын

@@razzle_dazzle okay?

@Xeronimo74 3 жыл бұрын

@@razzle_dazzle yeah, because he's a sore loser

@DoubleYolk 3 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to that transition handshake so much.

@Username-cj8hm 3 жыл бұрын

Trump will not show up at Biden’s inauguration.

@shivam2singh 3 жыл бұрын

They ain't gonna be handshake Fist bump or finger guns if possible

@CFilmer 3 жыл бұрын

They might skip that cause of Covid.

@SophieExMachina 3 жыл бұрын

@@CFilmer not like rump would show up anyway

@a_yan6581 3 жыл бұрын

You mean their final showdown ?

@moretyquira 3 жыл бұрын

This is so bizarre to me as a Canadian. If you lose, you're cleaning out your desk the next day.

@tkhcompany 3 жыл бұрын

Canada also has free healthcare too.

@JoshMarshain 3 жыл бұрын

@@tkhcompany we also swear by the almighty church of Tim Hortons

@HMarie.99 3 жыл бұрын

@@JoshMarshain here in Germany it’s the same as Canada, we just don’t have Tim Hortons:(

@tkhcompany 3 жыл бұрын

@@JoshMarshain a coffee house? Lol okay 😂

@benny.2e 3 жыл бұрын

It's not illegal what trump Is doing

@anastasijazencina5934 3 жыл бұрын

@@arkethel We know for certain that there was no russian interference, didnt you read fbi reports? they didnt found any evidence of that even tho trump was accused of it during whole term. its not that hard to google it

@ErelH 3 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes. Changing government emails... A beloved tradition dating to the 1790s.

@MuhsinHuduti 3 жыл бұрын

Did they really mention Opening Emails ?

@scythal 3 жыл бұрын

Back then, it was the telegraph!

@felipemejia3501 3 жыл бұрын

Colombia’s election are in early June and the president is inaugurated in August 7th every year. About two months a couple days too.

@Superlegalyutube 3 жыл бұрын

Brazil's election is in late october and the president is inaugurated January 1st.

@IRequireMedication 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Colombia should be held up as an example to all nations as to what is proper in elections. Sit down boy.

@sebastianguerra6358 3 жыл бұрын

Here in Ecuador the President is elected in February and inaugurated in May. It's slightly longer, but it allows for a second round if it's necessary.

@dondrbeto 3 жыл бұрын

@@sebastianguerra6358 In Colombia the first round of the election is carried out during the last Sunday of May, to allow for a second round at June.

@mullerstephan 3 жыл бұрын

@@Superlegalyutube also: here in Brazil results are in on the same night as the election day (always a Sunday, so everyone can vote)

@bigk8210 3 жыл бұрын

Thankfully the 20th Amendment, the brainchild of Sen. George Norris, is in place. Can you imagine waiting until March 4th?!

@proudhug 3 жыл бұрын

I think the biggest takeaway from the Trump presidency is that some "traditions" need to be "rules".

@cherahsBroll 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly.

@Friend_That_Is_Red 3 жыл бұрын

I don't think it should be a rule per se, but highly suggested act of sportsmen ship, they aren't children (and whoever's gonna comment 'but they act like them", I've already heard it) and plus what's the big deal, if Biden did win then it's not like Trump has a chance against secret service, literally best of the best in the world.

@solomongibsoniii4865 3 жыл бұрын

@@Friend_That_Is_Red Sigh, Biden did win (not 'if'), and t-rump's obstruction is a big deal, or didn't you watch the video?

@solomongibsoniii4865 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, some need to be laws; as trumpster has shown, rules can be broken with no ramifications.

@Friend_That_Is_Red 3 жыл бұрын

@@solomongibsoniii4865 Can you tell me how he has shown it, it feels like the media is greatly over-exaggerating it.

@dr.heinzdoofenshmirtz4463 3 жыл бұрын

Trump: That doesn't work for me BROTHER

@Valdonkis 3 жыл бұрын

TLDR: bureaucracies are not known for their ability to pivot quickly.

@SuperCelio456 6 ай бұрын

Meanwhile in Belgium : takes a year and a half to change its government

@user-md3is4dq2d 3 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why anyone is throwing a fit about this.

@Homemadegameguru 3 жыл бұрын

Its called basic respect and decorum between leaders. Trump is so petty and childish.

@user-lo8ju3qf2o 3 жыл бұрын

And let’s not forget how Biden talks is childish stutters like a kid asking a question in class

@5strs 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-lo8ju3qf2owhy would u criticize Biden on his 'Stutter' when Trump is 70-something and still hasn't learned to be mature?

@TheColeConversation 3 жыл бұрын

@@user-lo8ju3qf2o Speech impediments are something you can't control, your behaviour is.

@5strs 3 жыл бұрын

@Rajeev Vij r u Indian?

@AshesOfEther 3 жыл бұрын

This video barely answered the question, and can be summed up as "The US government is big and there's a lot of stuff to do.".

@tommysalami28 3 жыл бұрын

"when the US changes presidents, thousands of federal jobs have to be changed, too." That, as well as the fact that the constitution set it at 4 months and it's been 2.5 since the 30s seems to be a pretty good explanation

@AshesOfEther 3 жыл бұрын

@@tommysalami28 That's not really in-depth. A majority of this video isn't about why the transition period is so long, but rather the history of the period.

@Night60700 3 жыл бұрын

@@AshesOfEther shut up.

@AshesOfEther 3 жыл бұрын

@@Night60700 Thank you for your amazing insight, it has truly convinced me of how wrong I was to doubt the quality of this KZfaq video. I wish you luck in spreading your vast wisdom to others. /s

@Night60700 3 жыл бұрын

@@AshesOfEther Thanks for the whinging.

@joshuasykes3721 3 жыл бұрын

‘Widely agreed upon’... haha

@coasterhockygamingboy9549 3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for them to show the capitol riot but then i read the description

@thecoolannishatk. Жыл бұрын

This video should have been done in like, April 2021.

@aman6269 3 жыл бұрын

I have always questioned that but never searched it. Well thanks vox 😂

@FabianEason 3 жыл бұрын

Still hasn't explained why US waits 2.5 months. UK does it in a couple of days. Getting new staff in and getting them up to speed in various departments doesn't have to happen before the new leader is in charge. The whole thing is bizarre.

@AW33406 3 жыл бұрын

I think the US has a lot more appointed positions rather than permeant ones.

@lackedpuppet9022 5 ай бұрын

The U.K.'s government isn't as big. It's like saying "Why doesn't the City of New York just use a single one room schoolhouse like my village of 100 people does??" Even just the election process in America is on a scale the U.K. couldn't conceive of, and the states need time to certify their votes. That's why the electoral vote is in December. The certification of the electoral votes doesn't happen until January 6th.

@ImJustAoperator 3 жыл бұрын

I can tell you that this is gonna be like tom clancy the division

@HouseJug 3 жыл бұрын

I think in the UK it’s easier because everyone who works for the government (called civil servants) has to be ‘politically neutral’ so they don’t have to rehire everyone