Trump supporters visiting D.C. fretted over weather change – NBC4 Washington

Some supporters of President-elect Donald Trump who traveled to Washington, DC to watch him take the oath of office on Inauguration Day feel they are getting the cold shoulder after Friday’s announcement that the festivities will move indoors due to arctic temperatures.

Two friends who traveled from Miami said it “sucks.”

“We made all the plans and all the arrangements to come up and be a part of this event and … it’s quite a bummer,” Jose Granado told NBC News’ Gary Grumbach as they walked along the National Mall on Friday.

“We’re prepared for the weather. It’s not a problem,” said George Gonzalez.

A family traveling from Oklahoma was also less than pleased.

“We might as well stay at home and watch it on TV. I’m a little disappointed, to be honest with you,” said Ken Robinson. “We came here to see it in person. We don’t care to see it on a Jumbotron.”

“A cold isn’t going to hurt anybody,” said Harry Troyer of Oklahoma. “We have farms and we can’t stop feeding the cows because it’s cold.”

Trump said Friday that he “ordered” the inauguration ceremony and swearing-in ceremony, which traditionally takes place on the west front of the US Capitol, to be moved inside because of the extreme cold. They will now take place in the Capitol Rotunda.

A public viewing venue will be set up at the Capital One Arena in Chinatown, according to Trump. Home to the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals professional sports teams, the arena has a maximum capacity of 20,000. It is not yet clear who will be admitted to the arena and where overflow crowds will go.

Capital One Arena will also host a Trump rally on Sunday before he is sworn in as the 47th president.