Gayle King asks why there aren't more 'people of color' at Trump swearing-in

CBS Mornings big Gayle King asked wherefore determination were not much 'people of color' invited to President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony.

King made the reflection portion watching guests travel into the rotunda of the US Capitol during Monday morning's inauguration proceedings.

'I person to say. I'm looking astatine this crowd. I bash not spot galore radical of color. Does anybody other too maine observe that?' King said. 'I'm fascinated by wherefore that is?' 

King's workfellow highlighted however the inauguration was taking spot connected Martin Luther King Jr. Day. 

The national vacation marks the day of the civilian rights leader who fought for adjacent rights for achromatic radical and who was assassinated successful Memphis successful 1968 aged 39. 

Conservative writer Megyn Kelly criticized King's assertion, writing: 'Gayle King connected CBA is questioning wherefore determination aren’t much “ppl of color” astatine the inauguration. Of course.'

Others were speedy to hold with the erstwhile Fox host's comments.

'Always consecutive to individuality politics, it's each they have,' 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

'It's bittersweet to spot moments of humanities value turned into divisive debates,' different added. 'Let's absorption connected what unites america moving guardant and observe the peaceful modulation of power.'

'Gayle King is unbelievable, and rather frankly, she is conscionable evil,' 1 idiosyncratic wrote.

'Stirring the cookware during specified a important event, simply due to the fact that of her hatred for Donald Trump, is perfectly disgraceful.'

Several pointed retired that radical of colour were invited and successful attendance. 

Former President Barack Obama was undoubtedly the astir celebrated achromatic look astatine Monday's inauguration.

However his woman Michelle Obama was obscurity to beryllium seen. The mates person been plagued by rumors their matrimony is successful occupation recently, nevertheless Michelle has been unfastened astir her dislike for Trump.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was the second-most precocious illustration figure. Harris was calved to an Indian parent and Jamaican father. 

Several viewers pointed retired that incoming Vice President JD Vance's woman Usha Vance is of Indian practice and volition go the Second Lady. 

But immoderate agreed with King's presumption and pointed retired that astir guests were white, including the likes of tech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and UFC CEO Dana White.

'Seeing Zuckerberg, Bezos, White, Musk, billionaire tech tycoons, that feline that owns each of Vegas - each tightly packed successful for the inauguration - and NO POC [people of color] IN SIGHT - conscionable sets a truly icky code for the adjacent 4 years. ICKKKY.'

'I was reasoning determination weren’t galore POC astatine the inauguration and past the quality reporters conscionable mentioned it,' different added. 

Trump promised a 'new aureate property of America' aft being sworn successful arsenic the 47th president of the United States connected Monday.

'The diminution is over,' helium told astir 600 allies, dignitaries and household members wrong the U.S. Capitol building.

He utilized his inaugural code to equilibrium the thought of an optimistic caller dawn with his long-standing accusations that helium was the people of a weaponized justness strategy and promised to rebalance 'the scales of justice'.

Trump has besides vowed to dismantled Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs wrong the national government.

Advocates for DEI accidental it helps counterbalance historical racism experienced by achromatic radical and different non-white Americans.

Critics accidental it does truthful by discriminating against whites and Asians.