In 2017, Mr Trump’s staff claimed he had the biggest inauguration crowd ever on the National Mall. This was despite images suggesting far fewer people had spectated compared to either of Barack Obama’s ceremonies which were each estimated to have got more than a million people.

President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters milled around Washington over the weekend, trying to figure out where and how they’d watch Trump’s inauguration now that it has been moved indoors because of freezing temperatures.