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The Countdown To 45: A Preview Of Inauguration Day 2017

The inauguration of Republican President-elect Donald Trump -- many will attend; some will boycott; will you be watching?

This hour, we preview the day's events with a team of reporters and political experts, and we want to hear from you. 

What's on your mind this Inauguration Day? Are you looking forward to a Trump presidency? If not, what’s your plan of action for these next four years?

GUESTS:

  • Renny Fulco - Associate Professor and Director of the Public Policy and Law Program at Trinity College
  • Chris Murphy - U.S. Senator for Connecticut
  • J.R. Romano - Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party
  • Lucy Gellman - Reporter for the New Haven Independent and host at WNHH
  • Kyle Constable - Reporter at CTMirror.org
  • Ashley Makar - Outreach coordinator for Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) in Connecticut
  • Jill Maller-Kesselman - North Haven resident attending the Women’s March on Washington 
  • Po Murray - Chair of the Newtown Action Alliance; one of 25 organizers for the Connecticut Chapter of the Women’s March on Washington

Join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.

Chion Wolf contributed to this show. 

Lucy leads Connecticut Public's strategies to deeply connect and build collaborations with community-focused organizations across the state.

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Federal funding is gone.

Congress has eliminated all funding for public media.

That means $2.1 million per year that Connecticut Public relied on to deliver you news, information, and entertainment programs you enjoyed is gone.

The future of public media is in your hands.

All donations are appreciated, but we ask in this moment you consider starting a monthly gift as a Sustainer to help replace what’s been lost.