President-elect Donald Trump will take the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday due to forecasts of intense cold weather, upending months of meticulous planning for a massive outdoor event with crowds sprawling down the National Mall.
The Rotunda is prepared as an alternative for each inauguration in the event of inclement weather. The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Monday's forecast calls for the lowest Inauguration Day temperatures since that day.
Take a look at the gallery above for photos showing preparations underway.
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A worker pushes equipment in front of a stand in the Rotunda on Jan. 17, 2025 where President-elect Donald Trump is due to take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Officials inspect the construction of a stand in the Rotunda on Jan. 17, 2024, where President-elect Donald Trump is due to take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)