Tomorrow begins a new Golden Age!, says US speaker gives sneak peek into arrangements ahead of Trump's swearing-in ceremony

Representational Image

US Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson on Monday showed the 'behind the scenes activity' before the inauguration of the 47th US President-Elect Donald Trump, ANI reported.

In a video posted on X, Johnson revealed the grandeur of the Capitol and said that he acknowledged the sentiments of the people who wished to attend the inauguration ceremony but couldn't.

In a video captioned "Tomorrow begins a new Golden Age in America!", Johnson showed the interior of the US Capitol building.

"Hey everybody, Speaker Mike Johnson here. We're right outside the people's house in the people's rotunda. As you can see as we pan around, there's a lot of activity being done here for the inauguration of our 47th President," he said.

Johnson stated that the weather would be 'fierce' on the day of the inauguration, and hence the event would take place indoors.

"We had to kind of call an audible here. The weather outside is pretty fierce. It will be really even worse tomorrow. And so I know there are a lot of people disappointed because they wanted to be out on that national mall. We would have had hundreds of thousands of people, but we had to do it this way. And I think it's better as President Trump said because of the weather for everyone in their best interest. But I just wanted to show you very briefly this stage here in the rotunda. Many of you I'm sure have been here before. This is normally a blank and open," he said.

Johnson also acknowledged the work put in by staff who made a lot of arrangements in the last 24 hours, ANI cited.

"They built this entire apparatus in about a 24-hour period. The staff's done an extraordinary job having called this audible to do this. Haven't been done like this in 40 years, since 1985 under Ronald Reagan. This one, they tell me though, will be even more grand," he said.

Johnson further pointed at the entrance and said that he would be walking the President-Elect from there, and showcased the beautiful design on the roof.

"So I'll be walking the President out here tomorrow for a glorious day and the beginning of a new golden age in America. The Capitol building. This Capitol Dome is the most recognized symbol in the world. It recognizes it symbolizes freedom to people everywhere. And tomorrow, we will celebrate our great republic here and the inauguration of our 47th president, Donald J Trump. We're so excited. You can watch along on television, but I know so many of you will be here in spirit. God bless you. Go America," he said.

According to ANI, as the meteorologists predicted one of the coldest inauguration days in recent history, Trump moved his upcoming inauguration ceremony indoors.

"There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don't want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way," Trump wrote on his platform Truth Social.

Yet, many of Trump's supporters braved the icy polar vortex on Saturday (local time) to catch a glimpse of the inaugural events leading up to his swearing-in ceremony.

Visuals showed several supporters filming the fireworks that took place at Trump National Golf Club and wearing "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) caps.

(With ANI inputs)