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BREAKING: Trump cancels outdoor inauguration [1]

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Date: 2025-01-17

New York Times

President-elect Donald J. Trump said Friday that his inauguration would be moved inside the Capitol Rotunda because of weather concerns.

Such a change for Monday’s events means that far fewer people will be able to watch the moment when Mr. Trump officially becomes the 47th president, limiting it to a much smaller group of invited guests indoors and those watching on television.

The switch means the attendees, security officials and spectators will not have to endure dangerous conditions while watching in the bitter cold for hours. It also avoids the potential for smaller crowds because of the cold; Mr. Trump’s fury at reports that he had smaller crowds in 2017 than President Obama had at his 2009 inauguration enraged him and sent him on a days-long effort to produce a counternarrative.

The conversation within Mr. Trump’s circle this week had focused on the extreme cold that is forecast for Monday, when temperatures are projected to drop to a low of 11 degrees Fahrenheit with a high of only 23 degrees.

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