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#WimpBehavior It was 24 degrees during @BarackObama's first inauguration in 2009. I was there with 3 layers of clothes on & thousands showed up."
Beth Willon, press secretary for Democratic California state Senator Dave Cortese, in a post to X, formerly Twitter
These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong,
Spicer said
It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours on the 20th (In any event, if you decide to come, dress warmly!),
he added
There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,
Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social
Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda,
he wrote
I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In,
Trump wroteEveryone will be safe, everyone will be happy, and we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
he wroteThis will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!”
Trump said
It is my obligation to protect the people of our country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the inauguration itself,
Trump wrote on Truth Social
We stand again at the steps of this symbol of our democracy - well, we would have been standing at the steps if it hadn't gotten so cold,
the late former president said with a laughThe weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows. There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way,
Trump posted on Truth Social
There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing."
Tim Walz, who was Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the Democrats' losing 2024 campaign, posted a photo of himself standing in a snowstorm with the caption
The current forecast calls for an afternoon high temperature of 25 degrees Fahrenheit, but that will be accompanied by a northwest breeze blowing at 12-25 miles per hour."
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We're prepared...No city handles large scale events better than D.C."
Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith saidAside from the cold and windy conditions, mostly sunny skies are expected next Monday."
He addedStrong winds toppled trees and telephone poles. Trains were stalled and city streets clogged. All activity was brought to a standstill. Sanitation workers shoveled sand and snow through half the night. It took 6,000 men and 500 wagons to clear 58,000 tons of snow and slush from the parade route,
it said