Fearing Crowd Size Shrinkage, Trump Moves Inauguration Indoors

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01/17/2025

Fearing Crowd Size Shrinkage, Trump Moves Inauguration Indoors

"This last happened in 1985, for Ronald Regan's second inaugural," explains a Trump transition team spokesman. Asked if the move reflects any worries about William Henry Harrison's having caught pneumonia at his frigid 1841 swearing-in and dying a month later, the spokesman replied, "Oh, you don't really think Mr. Trump even knows about that, do you?"

Posted by Lairbo on 01/17/2025 at 04:43 PM in Politics Unusual, Projectile 2025 | Permalink

Tags: cold weather, crowd size, Inauguration moved indoors, shrinkage

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