Some of the hosts on MSNBC had an awkward moment on Sunday after Michael Steele wrongly insisted that the Constitution allows for presidential inaugurations to be held in March.
The tense moment on “The Weekend,” which came one day before the inauguration of President Donald Trump, saw Steele, the former lieutenant governor of Maryland and former chair of the Republican National Committee, wonder aloud why inaugurations are hosted in January given the frigid temperatures seen this year.
“Well, there’s still the value of moving the inauguration back to March,” he said, according to Mediaite.
“I don’t know why they ever moved to January in the first place, but here we are.”
At that point, colleague Symone Sanders-Townsend raised an eyebrow and was visibly confused.
“The Constitution,”
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