Ummm... whom, exactly, became President at noon Eastern today?
George W. Bush's presidential term ended at noon exactly. But Barry wasn't sworn in until 12:05:45 by my watch. Being an engineer geek, I keep that watch closely synchronized to NIST time, within a few seconds. So for a little more than five minutes, it looks like the United States didn't have a President.
Biden was sworn in a minute or so before noon. So he was officially VP when the clock struck noon. Did he automatically become President at noon, since no one else was?
"The social contract exists so that everyone doesn’t have to squat in the dust holding a spear to protect his woman and his meat all day every day. It does not exist so that the government can take your spear, your meat, and your woman because it knows better what to do with them." - Instapundit.com