Trump will be sworn in for his second non-consecutive White House term in the Capitol Rotunda, as a result of expected frigid weather in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural ceremony will be moved indoors due to the extreme cold set to grip Washington, D.C., on Monday.
"There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don't want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way," Trump said in a"Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda," he wrote. The decision will make Trump's the first presidential inauguration to be held indoors since 1985, when then-President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term. That ceremony was also moved indoors due to bitterly cold temperatures.
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