Clearly, job #1 for Joe Biden's inaugural address is to speak to the followers of Donald Trump -- 86% of whom, according to polls, don't trust the 2020 election.
I would like President Biden to acknowledge the patriotism of those followers. Who among us would put their lives on the line if they truly believed what Donald Trump told his followers -- that the election was stolen. "I stand here today asking you patriots to challenge that belief. Even the leader of your party in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, will tell you that the election was honest and that you can believe Donald Trump lost the election. I don't want one more of you to lose your life or go to jail fighting for your country under false pretenses. I respect your patriotism, and I share your patriotism."
That's the tone I would like to hear from Joe Biden tomorrow after he takes the oath of office.
Bonus points if our new President says, "I'm not a communist and I'm not a socialist," and gives a definition to those terms which these people will recognize is not what he and his Vice President and cabinet stand for. "Those lies, on top of the lies about the election, have been used to manipulate you, and that needs to come to an end here and now. Watch me in the coming weeks and months and you'll see that I'm a president who not only puts America first, but puts it first before himself. That's the kind of president this country deserves and who 80 million Americans voted for."
