© Matt Rourke/APDonald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the U.S. by Chief Justice John Roberts Friday, at one of the most depressing and divisive inaugurations in history.
The last time power was transferred, the 2009 inauguration of Obama, the tone turned ugly when then outgoing President, George W. Bush, was introduced to the crowd and was met with loud, sustained booing.
Even liberal MSNBC found the booing of Bush to be distasteful. Commentator Chris Matthews implored attendees, "Don't do it," as the chorus of boos started. "Bad form here," he continued.
Fellow MSNBC host Rachel Maddow added, "That is not what I expected."
. . . it's messed up bad enough over there as it is