US President-elect Donald Trump faces one of the coldest inauguration days in modern history when he is sworn in Monday.
During the inauguration, the president-elect recites the following oath: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.
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WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony is moving indoors to the Capitol rotunda because of a frigid weather forecast in the nation's capital Monday, the president-elect announced on social media Friday.
Trump will take the oath at 9 a.m. PST. The swearing-in was last moved indoors in 1985, when President Ronald Reagan began his second term. Weather is expected to be sunny with a high of 24 degrees.