Cold temperatures forced President Donald Trump’s second inauguration indoors, but hundreds of fans gathered outside the U.S. Capitol and Capital One Arena thought it a necessary sacrifice to keep Trump safe from the weather and other threats.
After news broke on Friday that Monday’s frigid temperatures would force inauguration ceremonies inside the Capitol’s Rotunda, excitement for Trump’s second administration turned to confusion and, for some, annoyance as they realized their coveted access tickets were nothing more than commemorative souvenirs.
“I had a ticket,” Stephanie Fischer of Mankato, Minnesota, quipped to the Washington Examiner. “Worthless now!”
While a handful of celebrities, tech giants, and lawmakers were chosen to gather in the Rotunda or Emancipation Hall to witness Trump’s oath of office, many constituents who traveled from
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