Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be moved indoors, he announced Friday, due to dangerously cold temperatures projected in the nation’s capital.
👉“I
have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other
speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by
Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather,” Trump posted on
Truth Social.
“We
will open Capital One Arena on Monday for LIVE viewing of this Historic event,
and to host the Presidential Parade. I will join the crowd at Capital One,
after my Swearing In,” Trump added.
👉 CNN
reported earlier Friday that plans were underway for Trump and Vice
President-elect JD Vance to be sworn in in the Rotunda and that Trump’s team
was in talks to potentially hold some of the festivities at the arena, where
Trump will host a rally on Sunday.
👉 “The
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies will honor the request of
the President-elect and his Presidential Inaugural Committee to move the 60th
Inaugural Ceremonies inside the U.S. Capitol to the Rotunda,” the committee
said in a statement.
The
committee always makes contingency plans to host the inauguration in multiple
locations in case of weather or other obstacles, but the challenge now is where
to put the thousands of people who would have been outside but cannot all fit
in the Rotunda.
👉 “The
vast majority of ticketed guests will not be able to attend the ceremonies in
person,” the committee said in a notice sent to ticket holders later Friday. It
urged would-be spectators to watch at “indoor venues of their choice,” adding
that it’s “designating certain places to watch and will provide additional
information.” The committee said that those with tickets for the Presidential
Platform and members of Congress will be able to attend in person.
[ Collected from CNN]
Video Clip [ BBC news]
Started his new journey and hope for the best in future endeavors.
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