President-elect Donald Trump will hold a “victory rally” at the Capital One Arena in Washington on Sunday, the day before he is sworn in.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony is moving indoors to the Capitol rotunda because of a frigid weather forecast in the nation's capital Monday, the president-elect announced on social media Friday.
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors, he announced Friday, due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital.
In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump said he ordered the inauguration to be moved inside. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inauguration Ceremonies said in a statement that they’ll honor his request.
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.
President-elect Donald Trump said his inauguration will take place in the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously low temperatures.
The temperature in D.C. is forecast to be around 22 degrees at noon on Monday during the swearing-in, the coldest since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration.
The decision is similar to Ronald Reagan's 1985 inauguration, which was also moved indoors due to severe cold. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has acceded to Trump's request to move to move the 60th Inaugural Ceremonies indoors.
President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration will be moved inside the U.S. Capitol Building, the first time a swearing-in ceremony was moved indoors since 1985.