Crews scramble for eleventh-hour venue change
Crews inside the Capitol were hard at work Saturday getting chairs, a stage and other furniture set up in the rotunda for an eleventh-hour change of venue.
![A worker pushes equipment in front of a stand in the Rotunda on Jan. 17, 2025 where President-elect Donald Trump is due to take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15811926_011725-cc-ap-trump-inauguration-preps-rotunda-2-img.jpg)
On Friday, President-elect Donald Trump said the inauguration would move indoors due to freezing weather expected in Washington, D.C.
![Officials inspect the construction of a stand in the Rotunda on Jan. 17, 2024, where President-elect Donald Trump is due to take the oath of office at the Capitol in Washington.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15811831_011725-cc-ap-trump-inauguration-preps-rotunda-img.jpg)
Due to this change, the "vast majority of ticketed guests will not be able to attend the ceremonies in person," according to the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. "Those with tickets for the Presidential Platform and members of Congress will be able to attend in person."
![Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15811862_011725-cc-ap-trump-inauguration-preps-rotunda-building-stage-3-img.jpg)
![Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors because of cold temperatures.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15811856_011725-cc-ap-trump-inauguration-preps-rotunda-building-stage-2-img.jpg)
![Workers build a stage in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, for the 60th Presidential Inauguration which was moved indoors.](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/15811852_011725-cc-ap-trump-inauguration-preps-rotunda-building-stage-img.jpg)