WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota First person in charge of government transitionacknowledged the difficulty of overseeing the transfer of power to President Trump on a site where his supporters seek to overturn the election results, while also making it difficult for him and other Democrats to acknowledge President Trump’s victory in 2024. He also said that it is important.

“We had a job to do,” Klobuchar, chairwoman of the Congressional Joint Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies, which has been working on the transition plan for two years, said in an interview Monday night. “That’s why both President Obama and President Clinton knew very well what happened with that request. But that was our job.”

Asked if it was difficult to speak at Trump’s inauguration, which Klobuchar did not vote for, she said, “Well, everything about this might be a little difficult.”

But she added that she tried to use the opportunity to impress on President Trump the need to help Los Angeles with its recovery. wildfire So is the importance of the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Southern California. “That’s important,” Klobuchar said.

Klobuchar said during her inauguration introduction Monday in the historic Capitol Rotunda that the formal oath of office was held in the same spot where Trump’s supporters stormed to try to stop the certification of his defeat in 2020. He sheepishly mentioned the dichotomy of what is done.

“Today, as President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance take the oath of office, we will witness the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy,” said Biden, who ran for president in 2020. said Klobuchar, who abstained and supported him. . “Our theme this year is our enduring democracy, and the presence of so many presidents and vice presidents here today is a testament to that very perseverance.”