President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
MAGA fans in Washington DC have questioned whether his inauguration was moved indoors due to a threat to his life rather than the freezing conditions cited
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has ordered his inauguration ceremony to move inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday, Jan. 20, due to dangerously cold weather
The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1985, was forced indoors due to intense cold. As USA TODAY noted that day, "The USA's 50th inauguration today moves indoors – a victim of bone-chilling temperatures that threatened 350,000 invited guests and parade watchers."
The decision means the 250,000 people who had tickets to view the inauguration outside will no longer be able to do so - with a live viewing now taking place at the nearby Capital One Arena.
Prepare for the coldest inauguration in recent history, with snow and strong winds expected. Stay warm and safe during President-elect Donald Trump's second swearing-in.
WASHINGTON: United States President-elect Donald Trump's will be held inside the Capitol on Monday instead of outdoors owing to severe cold marking first time in 40 years that
President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather.
Several inches of snow are expected to land in the nation's capital ahead of Trump's pre-inaugural rally on Sunday.
Another blast of winter weather is expected in parts of the U.S. in the coming days, including bone-chilling wind in the Northern Plains and unusual snow and ice in the Gulf Coast area. Accumulating snowfall is expected in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Sunday.
Firefighters continued their efforts on the Palisades and Eaton fires on Saturday, hoping to make as much progress as possible before another round of fire weather is expected to return next week.