Since inaugurations started to be held outside in 1817, Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George Washington, Jon Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, inaugurations took place indoors.
President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has ordered his inauguration ceremony to move inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday, Jan. 20, due to dangerously cold weather
The second inauguration of Ronald Reagan on Jan. 20, 1985, was forced indoors due to intense cold. As USA TODAY noted that day, "The USA's 50th inauguration today moves indoors – a victim of bone-chilling temperatures that threatened 350,000 invited guests and parade watchers."
Trump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold weather.
Washington DC [US], January 18 (ANI): With temperatures expected to plummet in the United ... the US Capitol Rotunda, as he is "obliged to protect the people." Earlier, Ronald Reagan was similarly ...
A combination of harsh weather and delay in individual states choosing electors pushed the inauguration to April 30, 1789. At 2 p.m., Washington recited the constitutionally mandated oath on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, the fledgling nation’s temporary capitol.
“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 ...
President-elect Donald Trump explains why his inauguration will be held indoors, the first time a presidential inauguration will be inside since 1985.
“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 ...
Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States and it was noticed online he didn't have his hand on the Bible during his oath.
President-elect Donald Trump on Friday said he is moving his Inauguration address indoors to the United States Capitol Rotunda ... takes place indoors since Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his ...
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