The bipartisan leaders of the 60th Inaugural Committee kicked off the Inauguration Day swearing-in ceremony by highlighting the importance of American democracy as the country is close to celebrating 250 years.

Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar led the proceedings for President Donald Trump’s inauguration. This sight may have surprised some since Klobuchar is a Democrat. So why was she involved in Trump’s inauguration?

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) greet workers with the Architect of the U.S. Capitol after she participates in the first nail ceremony for the construction of the 2025 presidential inauguration platform on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Building on September 18, 2024.