“Is he afraid of small crowds?”: Trump moves the inauguration ceremony indoors due to “Arctic blast” forecasts.

After weeks of worrying about flags being flown at half-staff during his inauguration, a brutal forecast solved one problem for him. Donald Trump.

The president-elect chose to move his inauguration inside the Capitol, citing the frigid temperatures expected in Washington, D.C., on January 20 in a change-of-venue announcement shared with Social truth.

“It is my duty to protect the people of our country, but before we begin, we have to think about the inauguration itself. The weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with wind chills, could bring temperatures to record lows.” books. “There is an Arctic blast sweeping the country. I do not want to see people hurt or injured in any way… Therefore, I have ordered that the inaugural address, as well as other prayers and speeches, be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda.”

In his statement, Trump addressed two concerns of the MAGA movement: Ronald Reagan and crowd sizes. The next president noted that Reagan was sworn in inside the Capitol building in 1985, and at that moment he became the oldest president to be inaugurated. This record was eventually beaten by Joe Biden In 2021. And Trump will break it again next week.

Liberal commentator Ron Filipowski cited Trump’s advanced age while sharing the news of his swearing-in inside the House.

“Patriarchal times are not defeated. Trump is in no position to show up out there in the cold. We must give credit to the old man for understanding his limits,” he wrote on X.

Since there won’t be an in-person Trump crowd to watch (although he encouraged any attendees to “dress warm”), the president-elect is already thrilled with the ratings for the Inauguration Day telecast.

“This will be a very nice experience for everyone, especially the large TV audience!” He said.

While MAGA true believers like Marjorie Taylor Greene forecast Since there is something behind the weather, it is expected to be noticeably cold in the capital on Monday. High temperatures near 20 degrees and strong winds are expected to make it feel like single digits outside. But that did not stop Trump’s biggest critics from attacking him. Former presidential advisor David Axelrod pointed this out Barack Obama and john f. Kennedy They both braved the elements at chilly inauguration parties.

“In 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated on the Capitol steps, in 7-degree weather. It was almost as cold for Obama in 2009,” he added. Written on X. “In fairness, Trump is more than three decades older than JFK and Obama. Or was he just afraid of small crowds?”