But back at the time of Donald Trump's inauguration, I was a foreign correspondent for ITV News, one of the main TV network news programs in the UK.Īmory: Martin and his cameraman had been traveling around the U.S. Martin: And I work as a presenter for the BBC. Martin Geissler: I first noticed Jess just a few seconds before Donald Trump was about to take the oath of office. I was like, if there's one thing I can do right now is not stand for this motherf*****, right? So I sat down. And I just in my head, I was like, oh hell no. Jess: Please stand for the inauguration, blah blah blah. We're in so deep.īen: Missouri senator Roy Blunt kicked off the swearing-in ceremony. I was just like, we're so screwed, this is so bad. Jess: I don't even remember honestly what it was, but it was somebody speaking. It was like, “you will now listen to us because we are in control.” Oh, yeah, hahaha.Īmory: But as the actual inauguration proceedings began, something started brewing within Jess. It was like, all of a sudden it was just the sound of these voices coming over everything. I mean, it felt like we were in frickin' like Nazi Germany or something. Jess: And they had these huge speakers all the way up and down the street. Hahaha.Īmory: It was approaching noon, and the street was packed with sign-toting Trump supporters, protesters, and the sounds of pomp and circumstance. Jess: Yeah, you really couldn't miss me, you couldn't miss me with that coat on. When you put on a jacket in the morning, it’s rare that you think this will probably be immortalized by the internet.forever. Almost like a construction worker’s uniform, with those reflective stripes running along the arms. Jess: So I had on these like two layers of coats and like all this stuff and just bright green coat.īen: And by bright green, Jess really means neon lime green. Jess: And my friend was like, bundle the f*** up because we're going to be out there all day and there's no place to go to warm up. That's what I've always done when I've gone to protests is take pictures.Īmory: There was a designated area just off Pennsylvania Avenue for protestors. It's like I think it's actually one way that as an introvert I can like show up somewhere. I have my camera with me, because when I go to events I love to take pictures. Nobody needs to get up that early.īen: Jess and a friend had traveled hundreds of miles to Washington D.C. or something crazy, which to me is just like that's the a**-crack of dawn. But they’re telling us about a different day. And we're hitting it.īen: We are talking to a person we’re calling Jess outside on a Spring day in March 2021. It felt like being on the Titanic for like being on the Titanic and being like, I know the iceberg’s coming, I know the iceberg’s coming, and oh my God, one, two, three. music, sound effects, tone) are harder to translate to text. The transcript has been edited from our original script for clarity. This content was originally created for audio. Original video of Jess screaming at the inauguration.Four years later, Jess tells their story for the very first time. Fearing for their safety, Jess went into a sort of hiding – on social media, and in their personal life. Within hours, this became the scream heard ‘round the world, the meme seen ‘round the world, and a symbol of “liberal fragility” for Trump supporters. But what Jess didn’t know at the time was that they were being filmed by a UK media outlet. This “Nooooooooooo!” flew out of Jess after the oath of office, during what seemed to be a deeply painful and private moment. Mixer, sound designer and music creator: Paul VaitkusĪdditional production: Josh Crane, Frank Hernandez, Kristin Torres, Sofie Kodner and Rachel Carlson Show producers: Dean Russell, Nora Saks and Quincy Walters Credits:Ĭo-hosts: Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson on Januto protest the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
If you typed “inauguration” into your web browser anytime between 20, you likely saw an image of a person in a neon green jacket, black winter hat and glasses screaming “Nooooooooooo!” That person was Jess, who was in Washington D.C.
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