President-Elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony may be moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to a forecast of severe cold temperatures. The National Weather Service predicts a high of 22 degrees Fahrenheit (-6 Celsius) with wind chills in the single digits. The last time an inauguration was moved indoors was in 1985 when Ronald Reagan began his second term.
FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, file photo, Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. The House Intelligence Committee wants to interview Stephanie Winston Wolkoff, a key planner of President Donald Trump ’s inauguration, a person familiar with the request tells The Associated Press.
The Rotunda is prepared as the inclement weather alternative for each inauguration in the event of inclement weather. The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday’s forecast calls for the lowest inauguration day temperatures since that day.
Trump said some supporters would be able to watch the ceremony from Washington’s Capital One area on Monday, a day after he plans to hold a rally there. He said he would visit the arena after his swearing-in.
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