Inside the scramble to move Trump’s inauguration indoors as MAGAworld caught off guard

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The plans for President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration had been in the works for months — but officials are now scrambling to figure out new options as freezing temperatures have forced proceedings to move inside for the first time in 40 years. Trump confirmed his inauguration would be moving inside on Friday as temperatures are forecast to plummet to the low 20s and said he didn’t want to see people “hurt or injured” due to the cold. open image in gallery Supporters who have traveled to the Capitol expressed disappointment over the plans The announcement triggered frantic calls and emergency meetings amongst officials, as many members of Congress only heard about the new plans via the media, the Washington Post reports. open image in gallery Officials scrambled to pull new plans together on Friday The change of plans and the Arctic temperatures have caused many inauguration goers to reconsider their trips to D.C. altogether, while some of those already in the nation’s capital expressed disappointment.