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#WimpBehavior It was 24 degrees during @BarackObama's first inauguration in 2009. I was there with 3 layers of clothes on & thousands showed up."
Beth Willon, press secretary for Democratic California state Senator Dave Cortese, in a post to X, formerly Twitter
Most of next week will be well below normal [for temperatures]."
NWS meteorologist Jeremy Geiger told Newsweek ... He addedPeriods of dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of well below freezing temperatures could cause ruptured water pipes."
The NWS office for Washington, D.C., in an extreme cold watchExtended periods of very cold weather is not as common as a day that drops to the mid- or upper-20s,
he said
These attempts to lessen the enthusiasm of the inauguration are shameful and wrong,
Spicer said
This will be a very beautiful experience for all, and especially for the large TV audience!”
Trump wrote
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!),
he added
There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country,
Trump wrote on his social platform, Truth Social
Therefore, I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda,
he wrote
I will join the crowd at Capital One, after my Swearing In,
Trump wroteEveryone will be safe, everyone will be happy, and we will, together, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
he wrote
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,
the late former president said with a laugh
It is my obligation to protect the people of our country but, before we even begin, we have to think of the inauguration itself,
Trump wrote on Truth SocialThe coldest will be Tuesday morning for the Lower 48 overall,
Maue said
The wind chills would be in the single digits for sure,
the NWS's Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Zack Taylor saidThat's like a corridor of extreme cold, calm winds at night over snow cover. Temperatures could really drop like a rock there,
Maue saidThis would be one of the coldest outbreaks certainly of the past 10 years, 15 years,
said winter weather expert Judah Cohen of Atmospheric Environmental ResearchThe weather forecast for Washington, D.C., with the windchill factor, could take temperatures into severe record lows. There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way,
Trump posted on Truth Social
There's no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing."
Tim Walz, who was Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate in the Democrats' losing 2024 campaign, posted a photo of himself standing in a snowstorm with the caption
It's going to be pretty gusty,
said Marc Chenard, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service (NWS).