Since inaugurations started to be held outside in 1817, Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George Washington, Jon Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, inaugurations took place indoors.
Trump, who is famously obsessed with pomp and crowd size, will take the oath of office indoors due to dangerously cold weather.
President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
From the friendships he has formed, to the public's perception of the MAGA leader, much has changed since Trump last took the oath of office.
Ronald Reagan's second inauguration was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda due to dangerously cold weather, and now, in 2025, Donald Trump's inauguration follows suit. This video explores the historical significance of both events and how they mirror each other.
Of those thousands of people in Washington D.C. to witness Monday's events, many of them are from Ohio that traveled to see a fellow Buckeye be sworn in.
"Today, I will attend the Inauguration of President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance at the U. S. Capitol," Pence wrote on X. "This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power under the Constitution of the United States."
Born in Queens, New York on June 14, 1946, Donald Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election last year
President-elect says he has ordered inauguration and speeches to take place in the Capitol Rotunda ‘as used by Ronald Reagan in 1985’
On Monday, freezing temperatures in Washington D.C. prompted organizers to move President Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda for the first time since 1985.
With temperatures reaching a high of 24 degrees in Washington, D.C., the event is happening inside and with a reduced audience as Trump's political comeback is made official.