MAGA Republicans spark ‘deep state’ conspiracy theories as Trump’s inauguration is moved INDOORS: ‘Security fears?’
MAGA Republicans reacted to the news that President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration was moved indoors by questioning whether something else was afoot.
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene led the charge.
‘I have personally attended countless rallies where President Trump spoke in extreme weather conditions from cold to rain to heat. Is there a security threat other than extreme cold temperatures?’ she mused on X Friday afternoon. ‘Not only for him but for the people?’
Her post came after serial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones had pushed online that there were fears about Trump’s inauguration being hit by ‘deep state terrorists.’
At the same time, some Democrats pushed that Trump’s decision made him look weak.
‘SNOWFLAKES,’ blasted U.N. Amb. Susan Rice.
Trump posted to Truth Social his decision to take the oath and deliver his inaugural address from the Capitol Rotunda – as President Ronald Reagan did in 1985 when similarly frigid weather hindered the outdoor proceedings.
‘This will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!’ Trump wrote.
Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene led the charge of MAGA folks questioning whether something bigger was afoot after inauguration was moved indoors on Friday
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene asked if there was a ‘security threat’ to President-elect Donald Trump that was greater than the weather as inauguration was moved indoors
Former U.N. Amb. Susan Rice – a Democrat – called President-elect Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters ‘SNOWFLAKES’ after inauguration was moved inside due to predicted frigid weather
To accommodate the MAGA masses, the Capital One Arena – where Trump will hold his pre-inauguration rally Sunday – will be opened for a viewing party.
The parade will also move to the basketball and hockey arena.
‘I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In,’ the president-elect said.
Trump said he was worried about throngs of supporters being exposed to the elements for long hours – and the first responders who would have to tend to them.
‘It is my obligation to protect the People of our Country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the Inauguration itself,’ he said on Truth Friday.
Wind gusts of up to 30 miles per hour are expected on Monday. The cold air will blow in from over Canada, a country Trump has repeatedly spoken about making the 51st state of the U.S.
‘I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way,’ Trump continued. ‘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!).’
In the past Trump has had his crowds endure extreme temperatures – especially the heat – as they wait for him to speak at his rallies.
President-elect Donald Trump will no longer be able to take the oath of office in front of huge, adoring crowds, due to frozen temperatures predicted to hit D.C. on Monday
The large platform that was constructed for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will go unused due to the frigid temperatures that will move the swearing-in ceremony inside
It’s not an uncommon sight to see attendees fainting or seeking medical attention.
Trump, 78, himself would only have had to stay outdoors on the West Front of the Capitol for the duration of the oath and his speech, but crowds generally start showing up hours before due to the strict security measures.
The rest of the inaugural schedule is expected to go as planned.
He’ll have a tea at the White House with the Bidens.
After his swearing-in and speech in the Rotunda, the festivities will move to Statuary Hall for the traditional inaugural lunch.
Later Monday night the president and first lady Melania Trump will attend three official balls.
There are signs the city is gearing up for a big event.
Data compiled by STR and provided by Destination D.C., which promotes city events, puts the city’s hotel occupancy rate at 70 percent on Saturday, compared to a typical 36 percent on Saturday one year ago.
A dress rehearsal for the inauguration was performed outside Friday morning before Trump announced that the ceremony would be moved indoors
A military band performs a dress rehearsal Friday morning ahead of the decision to move inauguration inside Monday due to predicted frigid temperatures
President-elect Donald Trump’s first inauguration was held outdoors on January 20, 2017
Workers put the finishing touches on the bandstand for viewing the inaugural parade. It is electrified with heat and lighting but that still didn’t stop the parade from moving indoors to the Capital One Arena
It jumps to 80 percent on Sunday and 75 percent on Inauguration Day.
Major inaugural activities were scrapped four years ago amid the pandemic. But by comparison, occupancy hit 97 percent right before Barack Obama’s inauguration.
It hit 95 percent for Trump’s first inauguration – which also featured a lively women’s march drawing hundreds of thousands of protesters the next day.
Occupancy was about 78 percent for Obama’s second inaugural in 2013, on par with with this weekend’s rate.
‘January is cold in Washington, D.C., said a spokesperson for Destination DC. ‘I think people are prepared for the weather. People know that they’re going to be standing around similar to Times Square on New Year’s Eve. I don’t think that’s going to be an impact.’
A dress rehearsal was performed Friday morning before President-elect Donald Trump announced that his swearing-in ceremony would be moved inside the U.S. Capitol
Trump released his inaugural portrait Thursday
A protest set for Saturday has obtained a permit for 50,000, but it is unclear how many people will show up. (A high of 44 degrees is forecast for Saturday).
Trump’s inauguration is set to be the coldest since Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural, when temperatures were just 7 degrees at noon and the ceremony was moved indoors to the White House and later the Capitol Rotunda.
‘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,’ Reagan said at the time inside the Capitol. ‘Now we’re standing inside this symbol of our democracy.’
It was 28 degrees at noon for Obama’s historic 2009 inauguration – the huge crowd that former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer famously referenced when he claimed that Trump had ‘the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period, both in person and around the globe’
