Team Trump has seen the weather map — and they’re calling an audible…
According to a New York Post report and a statement from Donald Trump’s TRUTH Social, due to dangerously low temperatures, next week’s inauguration ceremony will be moved indoors; it will take place in the United States Capitol Rotunda.
The last time Inauguration Day was held indoors was Ronald Reagan’s second term in 1985.
The Monday forecast for DC calls for high temperatures of 22 degrees Fahrenheit, with an overnight low of 7 degrees. Trump announced the change on TRUTH Social.
Read President-elect Trump’s statement below:
January 20th cannot come fast enough! Everybody, even those that initially opposed a Victory by President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Administration, just want it to happen. It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the Inauguration itself. The weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows. There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!).
Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather. The various Dignitaries and Guests will be brought into the Capitol. This will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!
We will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event, and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In.
All other events will remain the same, including the Victory Rally at Capital One Arena, on Sunday at 3 P.M. (Doors open at 1 P.M.—Please arrive early!), and all three Inaugural Balls on Monday evening.
Everyone will be safe, everyone will be happy, and we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Since 1985, the temperature for a presidential swearing-in has only fallen below freezing once: in 2009, when Barack Obama took the oath of office in 28-degree weather.
Extremely cold weather will force Trump’s inauguration inside for first time in 40 years https://t.co/RcE1lS0qJz pic.twitter.com/ZlE6fKCx2i
— New York Post (@nypost) January 17, 2025
More over at The New York Post:
Extremely cold weather will force Trump’s inauguration inside for first time in 40 years https://t.co/uyqO8yTdHp pic.twitter.com/24gHTDWAif
— New York Post (@nypost) January 17, 2025
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