Baller Alert
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
No Result
View All Result
Baller Alert
No Result
View All Result

Trump Cuts Inaugural Announcer After 60 Years, ‘I Thought I Was Going to Commit Suicide,’ Announcer Says

by MsJennyb
January 11, 2017
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

announcer

Since the election, President-elect Donald Trump has been preparing for his new position in the White House. However, throughout the transition, he has drifted further and further from the traditions of the Presidents before him.

Most recently, to further break away from 11 presidents’ worth of tradition, Trump has decided to remove Charles Brotman as the announcer for the inauguration.

According to CNN, the 89-year-old has announced every inauguration parade since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957, and Trump’s snub shocked Brotman to devastation.

“I looked at my email, then I got the shock of my life,” Brotman said on CNN. “I felt like Muhammad Ali had hit me in the stomach.”

For 60 years, Brotman announced the presidential inauguration, witnessing the swearing in of 11 Presidents; the email from Trump’s transition team broke Brotman’s heart, so much so, that he though he “was going to commit suicide.” He was destroyed.

As a result of Brotman’s removal, the Trump team has asked Steve Ray, a Washington-based freelance announcer, CNN reports.

“All of us think of Charlie as as much of the Washington landscape as any building,” Ray told the Washington Post. “I’m on top of the world. From my point of view, I am not filling his shoes, I’m not taking his place, I just happen to be the guy who’s next.”

In turn, a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team said Brotman will be honored as “announcer chairman emeritus.”

“Since 1957, millions of Americans and countless entertainers have come to recognize Charlie Brotman as the voice of the inaugural parade,” the spokesperson, Bris Epshteyn said in a statement. The Presidential Inaugural Committee will be proud to honor Charlie as Announcer Chairman Emeritus on January 20. We are thrilled for Steve Ray to be introducing a new generation of Americans to the grand traditions of the inaugural parade.”

According to CNN, Brotman wishes Ray well on inauguration day.

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest

Like this:

Like Loading...

Discover more from Baller Alert

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Tags: Charles Brotmandonald trumpInauguration

Related Posts

nicki minaj, tde punch, sza
Entertainment

Nicki Minaj Lights Up TDE President Punch On X: Dubs Him “Minus 30 Million,” and SZA Catches A Stray

July 15, 2025

Nicki Minaj is making it clear: she’s tired of being silent. Posted to her official X account, the rap icon...

Columbus Short Reveals Why He Named His Son After Denzel Washington
News

Columbus Short and Wife Aida Abramyan Granted Mutual Restraining Orders After Explosive Allegations

July 15, 2025

The ongoing turmoil between actor Columbus Short and his wife, Aida Abramyan-Short, has reached a breaking point, with both parties...

The Internet is Torn Over Trey Songz's Racy Meet-And-Greets
News

Trey Songz Blames Media After Alleged Assault on Photographer Outside New York Club

July 15, 2025

Trey Songz is under investigation after a violent encounter was reported outside a New York nightclub left a photographer hospitalized....

Stevie Wonder Is Going on Tour—Here Are 10 Iconic Hits We Can’t Wait to Hear Live!
Entertainment

Stevie Wonder Breaks His Silence on if “He Can See”

July 15, 2025

Stevie Wonder is a musical legend who has spent decades hearing the same old rumor. Some people still believe he...

Next Post

"Dr. Love" Indicted In Fraud Case After Trying To Scam His Way Into A New Jaguar

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Baller News

Subscribe To Our Newsletter

* indicates required

Follow Us

Subscribe to Blog

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

© Copyright 2024, Baller Alert Inc. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
    • News
    • Entertainment
    • The Baller Alert Show
    • Baller Alert Lists
    • Baller Alert Exclusives
    • Let Me Liv
    • Ballerific Music
    • That’s Baller
    • Fashion
    • Metaverse
    • Tech
    • Lifestyle
    • Sports
    • Op-Ed
    • Travel
    • Health
  • EVENTS
  • Videos
  • Shop
  • About
  • Political News
  • en español
%d