Ronald Reagan's second inauguration was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously cold weather, and now, in 2025, Donald Trump's inauguration follows suit. This video explores the historical significance of both events and how they mirror each other.
Trump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold weather.
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Washington, D.C., will experience a high of 21 degrees and a low of 11 degrees around noon when the inauguration is set to begin.
The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be sworn in.
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."
President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony has been moved to the U.S. Capitol rotunda on Monday due to winter weather.
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony is moving indoors to the Capitol rotunda because of a frigid weather forecast in the nation's capital Monday, the president-elect announced on social media Friday.
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