U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama suggested in a TV interview on Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration should be delayed - even though the date is set in the U.S. Constitution.
“We probably could have had a swearing-in and inauguration later after we got this virus behind us a little bit,” Tuberville told WKRG in Mobile. “Again, we’re talking about Washington, D.C.”
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution says that the terms of the president and vice president expire at noon on Jan. 20.
Tuberville has previously been taken to task for his lack of basic knowledge about federal government.
After his election, he botched the three branches of government in another interview.
“Our government wasn’t set up for one group to have all three branches of government — wasn’t set up that way,” Tuberville said. “You know, the House, the Senate, and the executive.”
The three branches are actually the legislative, including both the Senate and House; the executive, including the presidency, and the judicial, which includes the Supreme Court.
Tuberville, a Republican who was supported by President Donald Trump, defeated Democrat U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Nov. 3 and took office this month. Tuberville had never held office before and is best known as a retired college football coach for Auburn University and other schools.
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