The extreme cold is expected to cause Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony as president of the United States to be moved inside the Capitol, the seat of the country’s Congress, according to sources.
The oath and speech, for example, were to be held outside the West Wing of the Capitol, with thousands of people watching the event.
The last presidential inauguration in the United States to be held indoors was that of Ronald Reagan’s second term, on January 21, 1985, also due to the cold.
The outside temperature at noon that day was -13°C. The morning minimum was -20 °C, and the daytime maximum was -8 °C. Thermal sensations during the afternoon were in the range of -23 °C to -28 °C.
Reagan took the oath of office inside the Capitol rotunda. The inauguration parade was canceled on that occasion.
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This content was originally published in Indoor US presidential inauguration took place 4 decades ago; understand on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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