President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he is moving his Inauguration address indoors to the United States Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to extreme weather conditions. This will be the first time an inauguration takes place indoors since Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term in 1985, which was also due to frigid temperatures.
“The weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.”
He continued: “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!).”