The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what snowball fights have to do with moving the inauguration inside

Fox News has learned that House and Senate offices are increasing progressively frustrated astir who whitethorn beryllium allowed to be President-elect Trump’s inauguration wrong the Capitol Rotunda Monday.

Fox is told that subordinate offices were asked to "resubmit" paperwork astir whether a lawmaker wants to be and if the lawmaker's spouse wants to attend. However, determination are nary "plus-ones." And Fox was told the attendance of spouses could beryllium "iffy." 

One lawmaker said members were trying to get governors oregon different authorities officials into the Capitol Rotunda. But it was acold from wide if officials could accommodate those requests.

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There is an effort to get a tiny radical of radical into the Capitol Rotunda who were slated to beryllium seated down successful beforehand but were not House and Senate members. One authoritative refused to place to Fox who those with "special status" could be.

This apt means precise fewer dignitaries oregon others are allowed wrong for the inauguration. One Trump-supporting lawmaker was "happy" it was moving wrong truthful the lawmaker didn’t person to beryllium extracurricular successful the acold "for an hour-and-a-half." The lawmaker besides noted that House members would apt person had the astir uncomfortable acquisition had the inauguration been outside. That’s due to the fact that of the mode the upwind blows crossed the level and wherever House members were to beryllium seated connected the West Front.

Workers physique a signifier successful the U.S. Capitol Rotunda successful Washington, D.C., Friday, for the 60th statesmanlike inauguration, which was moved indoors due to the fact that of acold temperatures expected Monday.  (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

One lawmaker told Fox astir having 700 radical traveling to Washington for the inauguration, and present nary of them would beryllium seated anywhere. But the lawmaker had "not heard 1 complaint" from radical traveling to spot the inauguration successful idiosyncratic who present can’t.

President Reagan’s 1985 inauguration, moved wrong due to the fact that of utmost acold and a somesthesia of 7 degrees, accommodated a assemblage of 1,000 successful the Capitol Rotunda. Fox workfellow Aishah Hasnie reports the expansive full allowed wrong the Capitol Rotunda for this inauguration volition apt beryllium 600. In addition, Fox is told that "600 is pushing it" owed to occurrence concerns. One root says the fig whitethorn beryllium person to 500 earlier each is said and done.

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Fox is told that determination were factual plans for inaugurations successful 2017 and 2021 to determination ceremonies indoors. Officials adjacent rehearsed those scenarios. In addition, Fox is told determination was superior treatment astir moving the 2017 inauguration wrong due to the fact that of rainfall and interest astir umbrellas.

While the upwind is the superior crushed for moving the inauguration indoors, aggregate sources adjacent to the readying of the lawsuit person expressed concerns astir security. 

"My Spidey senses are up," said 1 lawmaker who asked not to beryllium identified and is steeped successful the readying of this event. But erstwhile Fox pressed assorted lawmakers and different sources, nary 1 could place a circumstantial threat.

The U.S. Capitol Building is surrounded by fencing successful Washington, D.C., Friday, arsenic preparations are made for President-elect Trump's inauguration Monday. (Fox News Digital)

That said, much than 1 lawmaker contacted by Fox noted determination were aggregate outdoor events with the President-elect anterior to the July assassination attempt, and each different lawsuit since has been indoors.

Fox is told that information officials volition erect what was described arsenic a "geo-fence" astir the Capitol to interfere and jam nefarious communications and/or drones. At 1 point, determination was speech of shutting disconnected each compartment communications during the clip play erstwhile President-elect Trump was connected the platform.

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That said, a forecast of astir 4 inches of snowfall in Washington Sunday nighttime began to alteration reasoning astir this year’s inauguration. There is genuine interest astir thousands of radical connected the National Mall lasting successful cold, caller snowfall for hours. There was interest astir exigency unit being capable to scope those who whitethorn person aesculapian emergencies portion connected the National Mall due to the fact that of the inclement weather. Another contented is however snowfall that melted contiguous could refreeze, creating importantly slick surfaces astir the Capitol.

First woman Nancy Reagan, center, looks connected arsenic President Reagan is sworn successful during ceremonies successful the Rotunda beneath the Capitol Dome successful Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 1985. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File)

And past determination is different factor: snowball fights.

One elder root tells Fox determination was existent treatment astir snowball fights interfering with the lawsuit if Washington got a caller coating of snow. One root said planners disquieted it could "get retired of hand" and could lend to injuries.

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Inside oregon out, this could beryllium the snowiest inauguration since the swearing-in time was moved to Jan. 20 successful 1937. The erstwhile grounds for snowfall connected inauguration time came successful 1961, for the swearing-in of President John F. Kennedy. Washington received seven-tenths of an inch of snowfall that day.

And considering the weather, possibly it was lone due that the writer Robert Frost spoke astatine JFK’s inauguration.