Trump says next inauguration will happen in

President Donald Trump declared that the next inauguration would happen at the White House ballroom, marking a major break from custom.

In an interview with his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, the president confirmed off the progress of his huge project, which noticed the demolition of the historic East Wing. “Other presidents will have it for a hundred years, I’ll have it for about six months,” he said of the ballroom, which is anticipated to be accomplished shortly before he leaves workplace.

“It’s a great facility, and we’re gonna have the inauguration here,” he said. The president explained that during his second inauguration, held in the U.S. Capitol rotunda due to freezing temperatures and high winds, only about 902 people attended.

The Capitol rotunda can seat roughly 600 people; however, the full quantity of attendees during Trump’s second inauguration hasn’t been publicly disclosed.

“It was beautiful, but it was 902 people,” he said. “And it’s not safe like this. This will be totally safe.”

Trump’s feedback brought about a stir online, with a number of customers sad at the prospect of the inauguration happening at a different venue.

“The inauguration happens AT THE CAPITOL because the ceremony symbolizes the transfer of power under the Constitution and is organized by Congress,” wrote one particular person on X. “Trump has NO IDEA.”

Another particular person wrote, “He doesn’t determine where an inauguration is held for the next president.”

However, others accused the president of having a more sinister motive, such as a third inauguration, which might go against the twenty second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

“He’s telling us — when he says he isn’t going to use it, it means he’s planning on using it,” wrote one particular person. Another particular person wrote: “He’s talking about HIS next inauguration, make no mistake about it.”

“He’s planning on defying the Constitution and seizing power before the end of his term,” claimed one particular person. “The bumper buddy ballroom bunker and drone emporium is further proof. Mark my words.”

When requested about a third time period, Trump told NBC there have been “methods which you could do it,” but he has admitted the constitutional barrier, saying in another interview that “it’s pretty clear” that he cannot run again. “I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad,” he said.

Presidential inaugurations

The U.S. Capitol has been the first venue for presidential inaugurations since Thomas Jefferson’s first inauguration in 1801. From Andrew Jackson’s inauguration in 1829 to Jimmy Carter’s in 1977, the ceremony often befell on the East Portico of the Capitol.

Ronald Reagan’s first inauguration in 1981 was the first to happen on the west entrance of the Capitol, which has been the location ever since. Along with Trump’s second inauguration, William H. Taft’s 1909 ceremony befell in the Senate Chamber due to a blizzard, and in 1985, the second inauguration of Reagan was held indoors in the rotunda because of harsh climate circumstances.

Not counting intra-term ceremonies, which befell following the death or resignation of a president, there have been a number of inaugurations held exterior of the U.S. Capitol. Both of George Washington’s inaugurations had been held exterior of Washington, D.C.

His first befell at Federal Hall in New York City in 1789, and then Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Each metropolis was, at the time, the nation’s capital.

James Monroe’s 1817 swearing-in was moved to the Old Brick Capitol in Washington due to restoration work at the Capitol building after the War of 1812. Three other inaugurations — Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fourth in 1945, Harry S. Truman’s first also in 1945, and Gerald Ford’s in 1974 — had been held at the White House.