President-elect Donald Trump said his inaugural ceremony could be moved indoors for that reason extreme cold will take over Washington, DC on Monday.
“An arctic explosion is sweeping across the land. I don’t want to see people hurt or harmed in any way,” Trump said in an interview Truth Social post on Friday.
“Therefore, I have directed that the inaugural address be delivered in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in addition to prayers and other speeches,” he wrote.
Trump's post included screenshots of the National Weather Service predicting “dangerously cold wind chills” between six and 10 degrees Fahrenheit around midday on Monday.
The last inauguration to be held indoors was in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term as a consequence of the bitterly cold temperatures within the Rotunda.
The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which oversees inaugural events on the Capitol complex, said later Friday that it will honor Trump's request to maneuver the ceremonies indoors.
Trump said within the Truth Social post that D.C.'s Capital One Arena can be open for a live broadcast of his inauguration and that a planned presidential parade may even happen there.
“I will join the crowd at Capital One after I am sworn in,” Trump wrote.
The president-elect added that the remainder of his inauguration ceremonies, including a MAGA rally at Capitol One Arena on Sunday afternoon, “will remain the same.”
“Everyone will be safe, everyone will be happy and together we will MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” he wrote.
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