If you’re wondering why Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda instead of being outdoors as usual, there’s a very good reason for that.
It’s because it’s cold in Washington D.C. As in, REALLY cold. Temperatures are below freezing on Monday, so the swearing in will take place indoors.
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This isn’t the first time the inauguration has taken place indoors. Back in 1985, Ronald Reagan’s inauguration was also sworn in indoors, and the event also took place in the Capitol Rotunda that year.
There you have it!