Donald Trump’s inauguration by the numbers, according to Reuters
- 900,000: The number of people expected to attend, including protesters; about half the amount of President Obama’s inauguration.
- 20: The expected duration, in minutes, of Trump’s inauguration speech.
- 105: The longest inaugural speech, in minutes. It was delivered by William Henry Harrison in 1841 in a snowstorm. He wasn’t wearing a hat or coat. He died of pneumonia a month later.
- 270,000: The number of protesters expected to converge on Washington.
- 28,000: The number of law enforcement officers expected to police downtown Washington.
- 40: The percentage of ABC/Washington Post respondents who view Trump favorably, the lowest rating for an incoming president since Jimmy Carter.
- 58: The percentage of people who view President Barack Obama favorably, according to Gallup.
- 50*: The minimum number of House Democrats planning to boycott the inauguration. *Reuters estimate; USA Today is reporting at least 60.
- 64: The percentage of people who believe that wealthy people will gain influence under a Trump Administration, according to Pew Research.
- 40: The percentage of people who believe that they, themselves, will lose influence under a Trump administration.
- 33: The percentage of Trump Cabinet nominees without public-sector experience, the highest since the William McKinley administration (1897-1901).
- 34: The number of executive orders per year President Barack Obama issued during his tenure, the fewest since Grover Cleveland’s first term (1885-1889), according to the American Presidency Project.
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