Trump's inauguration ceremony will be held indoors due to cold weather
The inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, which will take place on Monday, January 20, has been postponed on his personal order in the rotunda of the United States Capitol due to bad weather.
"The wind-chill factor in the weather forecast for Washington, D.C., could cause temperatures to plummet to record lows. There is an Arctic storm coming to the country. I don't want people to suffer or get hurt in any way," Trump wrote on his Truth Social on Jan. 17.
The politician also said the holiday parade will be held at the Capital One Arena complex in Washington, D.C., where Trump has promised to arrive later in the day after taking the oath of office. The inauguration itself will also be broadcast there.
As The New York Times (NYT) noted, the last president to take the oath of office indoors due to bad weather was Ronald Reagan in 1985.
On the same day, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said that Russia would probably not be represented at Trump's inauguration. He noted, however, that Russia's Charge d'Affaires in the United States would attend the ceremony if he received an invitation.
On January 16, NBC News reported that former U.S. presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush Jr. and Barack Obama would attend Trump's swearing-in ceremony, but not the subsequent inaugural dinner. An invitation was also sent to former first lady Hillary Clinton, but she also does not plan to attend.
The US Congress on January 6 certified Trump's victory in the 60th presidential election held on November 5, 2024. The decision was announced by incumbent US Vice President Kamala Harris, who had competed with Trump as a candidate.
