President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital, he announced Friday.As of Saturday morning, according to the inaugural committee, Trump's swearing-in has been moved to Capital One Center."Due to the extreme weather conditions predicted for Monday, January 20, the Presidential Parade for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States and JD Vance as the 50thVice President of the United States has been moved indoors to Capital One Arena."Capital One Arena will now serve as a live viewing of the Swearing-In Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol followed by the Presidential Parade with President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance."This cleared up a previous post from Trump about holding the ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda."I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather," Trump posted on Truth Social."We will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event, and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In," Trump added.Officials are worried about the low temperatures being a health risk to attendees and guests as it is predicted to be one of the coldest January swearing-ins in presidential history.Current forecasts place the temperature at 22 degrees at noon when Trump takes the oath of office. Winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are likely Monday. These winds will make conditions feel frigid. Wind chills are likely to hover around 10 degrees during the daylight hours and could drop into the single digits after sundown. A mix of rain and snow is possible Sunday ahead of the main event, but Monday so far looks to be cold and windy, but dry. "I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. 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!)," Trump posted. This is at least the fifth time in presidential history that an inauguration has been forced inside due to weather. The last president to be sworn in indoors was Ronald Reagan in 1985 when daytime temperatures dipped to 7 degrees with a windchill of -25. Reagan took the oath of office inside the Capitol Rotunda. His inaugural parade was canceled. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4KCgoKCgoKEditor's note: An earlier version of this story said that this would be the third time weather forced the inauguration indoors. This will be at least the fifth time.
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital, he announced Friday.
As of Saturday morning, according to the inaugural committee, Trump's swearing-in has been moved to Capital One Center.
"Due to the extreme weather conditions predicted for Monday, January 20, the Presidential Parade for the Inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States and JD Vance as the 50thVice President of the United States has been moved indoors to Capital One Arena.
"Capital One Arena will now serve as a live viewing of the Swearing-In Ceremony at the U.S. Capitol followed by the Presidential Parade with President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance."
This cleared up a previous post from Trump about holding the ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda.
"I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather," Trump posted on Truth Social.
"We will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event, and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In," Trump added.
Officials are worried about the low temperatures being a health risk to attendees and guests as it is predicted to be one of the coldest January swearing-ins in presidential history.
Current forecasts place the temperature at 22 degrees at noon when Trump takes the oath of office. Winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph are likely Monday. These winds will make conditions feel frigid. Wind chills are likely to hover around 10 degrees during the daylight hours and could drop into the single digits after sundown.
A mix of rain and snow is possible Sunday ahead of the main event, but Monday so far looks to be cold and windy, but dry.
"I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way. 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!)," Trump posted.
This is at least the fifth time in presidential history that an inauguration has been forced inside due to weather.
The last president to be sworn in indoors was Ronald Reagan in 1985 when daytime temperatures dipped to 7 degrees with a windchill of -25. Reagan took the oath of office inside the Capitol Rotunda. His inaugural parade was canceled.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story said that this would be the third time weather forced the inauguration indoors. This will be at least the fifth time.
