The change in plans will significantly reduce the number of people who will be able to personally observe the ceremony.
The inauguration of the US president, which is traditionally held publicly in front of the Capitol in Washington, will this time be held indoors Congress.
US President-elect Donald Trump wrote about this in his Truth Social network, Reuters reports.
According to him, abnormally cold weather with low temperatures and gusty winds is expected on inauguration day in Washington.
In such conditions, Trump noted, there will be inconvenience for guests of the ceremony and everyone who comes to the National Mall in the US capital.
The elected American president also noted that such conditions will be dangerous “for tens of thousands of law enforcement officers, first responders, police, K9 units and even horses.”
“I have ordered that the pronunciation “The inaugural address — along with the prayer and other speeches — will be held in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was organized by Ronald Reagan in 1985,” Trump wrote.
Dignitaries will also be in the Capitol building, he said, and the picture will look good for television audiences from there.
The Washington forecast for Monday, January 20, calls for temperatures around -7 C (16 F) when Trump is sworn in, but the wind will make the chill feel worse.
The change in plans will significantly reduce the number of people who will be able to watch the ceremony in person. Many of the more than 220,000 invited guests who were scheduled to watch from the U.S. Capitol grounds will not be able to see the swearing-in inside the building.
In addition, the permit issued to Trump's inaugural committee by the National Park Service called for 250,000 people without tickets to stand on the National Mall during the outdoor ceremony. Only a fraction of that number will fit inside Capital One Arena, where the broadcast will be shown on large screens.
Recall that on January 17, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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