President-elect Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony is to be moved inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday because of expected freezing cold temperatures, according to media reports.
On Inauguration Day, temperatures in the U.S. capital are expected to hit a low of 11 degrees Fahrenheit (-11 degrees Celsius) and a high of just 23 degrees Fahrenheit (-5 degrees Celsius).
The frigid temperatures mean Trump’s inauguration is expected to be the coldest in 40 years, according to meteorologists.
With such cold weather, Trump will take the oath of office inside the U.S. Capitol, rather than outside, according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, both of which cited unnamed people familiar with the matter.
President Ronald Reagan’s second inauguration in 1985 was the last time a swearing-in ceremony was moved indoors.
The news that Trump’s inauguration is moving inside comes soon after confirmation that China is sending Vice President Han Zheng to attend the ceremony.
This will be the first time a senior Chinese leader is scheduled to attend a U.S. president’s swearing-in.
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