Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address will be moved inside the U.S. Capitol due to the freezing cold temperatures forecast for Washington on Monday, scrambling the tightly choreographed event days before the president-elect is set to take office.
Trump announced the plans on his social-media platform, citing the “Arctic blast sweeping the Country.”
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The inauguration could be one of the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s in 1985, when the swearing-in ceremony was moved indoors. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures are expected to hover around 20 degrees Fahrenheit around noon, with 8-degree wind chills.
Attendees will be able to watch the ceremony via live video feed from the Capital One Arena in downtown Washington. The venue will also host the presidential parade, which was previously scheduled to snake through downtown Washington. Trump said he would also make an appearance at the arena.
Dignitaries and special guests of the president will watch the ceremony from inside the Capitol, Trump said. The event will take place under the Capitol rotunda.
Plans for Trump’s inauguration have been in the works for months and require close coordination between the president-elect’s team, the White House, Congress, and city and federal officials. Security measures like temporary fencing, concrete barricades and checkpoints have been installed ahead of events around Washington.
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