Charlie Kirk: “Just do the entire inauguration at Mar-a-Lago. That was my idea the entire time.”
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From the January 17, 2025, edition of The Charlie Kirk Show, streamed on Rumble
CHARLIE KIRK (HOST): Breaking news — for the first time since 1985, the presidential inauguration will be going indoors. Now let me be very clear — this is not because of terrorist threats or security threats or safety threats. This is President Trump's concern for all the hundreds of thousands of people that would be coming to Washington, D.C. that would have to endure near-cold zero temperatures. The president cares deeply about the American people. He has an obligation to the safety and the security of the American people, and because of that he knows that his people will sometimes wait hours on end, tens of hours on end outside, potentially can get frostbite, pneumonia, or die. He does not wanna start his administration that way, and this is the right call. This is the right call that President Trump and the presidential inaugurational committee is making. And this is look, this is gonna be a unique administration and in a unique time starting in a very unique way. Usually, we're very used to the aesthetic of the president being sworn in outside the Capitol, and now it will be in the interior of the Capitol, making it definitely the hardest ticket in town to get.
So I know this is the breaking news. People are texting me about it. People are very confused of what is happening. From what I understand, all the other inauguration activities are scheduled to go as planned as we are here in Washington, D.C.. And some people that are messaging me are honestly very thankful that President Trump is going to be indoors, not exposed outdoors for that long period of time. Who knows? This is God's plan, and I believe it's for the better, and it is going to be remarkable to witness President Donald Trump taking the oath of office. Look, my crazy idea was just do the entire inauguration at Mar-a-Lago. That was my idea the entire time. Weather would be good. You can invite 2,000 of your best friends and have it there on the lawn, but it's too late for that. And, you know, you should do it in D.C., I get it. I understand the argument there.