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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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The independent journalism and non-commercial programming you rely on every day is in danger.

If you’re reading this, you believe in trusted journalism and in learning without paywalls. You value access to educational content kids love and enriching cultural programming.

Now all of that is at risk.

Federal funding for public media is under threat and if it goes, the impact to our communities will be devastating.

Together, we can defend it. It’s time to protect what matters.

Your voice has protected public media before. Now, it’s needed again. Learn how you can protect the news and programming you depend on.