The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
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President-elect Donald Trump stated his inaugural ceremony can be moved indoors because of the excessive chilly set to grip Washington, D.C., on Monday.
“There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I do not need to see individuals harm, or injured, in any manner,” Trump stated in a Truth Social post on Friday.
“Therefore, I’ve ordered the Inauguration Address, along with prayers and different speeches, to be delivered within the United States Capitol Rotunda,” he wrote.
Trump’s publish included screenshots from the National Weather Service forecasting “dangerously chilly wind chills” between six and 10 levels Fahrenheit on Monday round noon.
The choice will make Trump’s the primary presidential inauguration to be held indoors since 1985, when then-President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second time period. That ceremony was additionally moved indoors resulting from bitterly chilly temperatures.
Trump in Friday’s publish stated that D.C.’s Capital One Arena can be opened for a dwell viewing of his inauguration, and that it’s going to additionally host a scheduled presidential parade.
“I’ll be a part of the gang at Capital One, after my Swearing In,” Trump wrote.
The president-elect added that the remainder of his inauguration ceremonies, together with a MAGA rally on the Capitol One Arena on Sunday afternoon, will “stay the identical.”
“Everyone can be secure, everybody can be joyful, and we are going to, collectively, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote.
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