An estimated 250,000 ticketed guests will attend the inauguration on Jan. 20, plus another 25,000 people who will be demonstrating in other places around the Capitol.
'Lone actors' pose the greatest threat to safety during the upcoming presidential inauguration events, according to U.S. Capitol Police Chief J. Thomas Manger. He referenced two incidents last week on Capitol Hill where people sought to 'disrupt' congressional proceedings with potentially violent tactics. An estimated 250,000 ticketed guests will attend the formal inauguration on Jan. 20, according to law enforcement.
The inauguration will get extra concrete barriers and more than 30 miles of anti-scale fencing, which is more than has been used for any National Special Security Event in the past. Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela A. Smith said that the district is expecting to see 12 different First Amendment demonstrations during the inauguration. Smith said that while the 'MPD will ensure your right to peacefully protest,' they 'will not tolerate any violence.
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