Trump Inauguration Moves Indoors Due to Cold Temperatures: NPR

Inauguration preparations have been moved to the US capital following the announcement that the ceremony will be moved indoors.

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President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural address will be moved indoors due to expected freezing temperatures Monday, he announced on social media.

The inauguration, which would typically take place on the west front of the US Capitol facing the National Mall, will instead be moved inside to the Capitol Rotunda. Monday’s events could be coldest inauguration since 1985as was Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration moved indoors.

“The various dignitaries and guests will be brought into the Capitol. This will be a very beautiful experience for everyone, and especially for the large television audience!” Trump said on his social media platform.

Washington is expected to have a high temperature of 23 degrees on Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The The Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang forecasts that wind chill may be in single digits.

Trump said there would be a live feed of the events at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington and that he would stop there after being sworn in.