Inside ring of steel circling Trump & world leaders at inauguration with thousands of troops on alert over terror threat
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TENS of thousands of cops, soldiers and FBI agents will form an impenetrable “ring of steel” around Trump and world leaders as officials brace for “the worst” at the inauguration. Two FBI command centres, a cloud of drones and 30 miles of "unclimbable" fencing will bolster the fortress security operation as the threat of terrorism overshadows the event.
![[Secret Service officers with a K-9 unit.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/members-u-s-secret-service-964215367.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
On Monday the Republican will be sworn-in as the 45th President of the United States,. Trump announced on Friday that the inauguration would be moved inside due to dangerously cold temperatures sweeping Washington. He will take the oath and lead the parade inside the Capitol Rotunda building - as Ronald Reagan did in 1985 - and spectators will be able to watch the events streamed live into the Capital One Arena.
![[Workers installing security fencing on Pennsylvania Avenue.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/workers-erect-security-fencing-pennsylvania-963740664.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Nearly 8,000 soldiers have been carted into Washington to support the 25,000-strong police force circling the President-elect, along with National Guard members from every state. Local and federal officials revealed they are "prepared" for the worst - despite receiving no specific threats against the President-elect.
![[Illustration of security measures around the Capitol building during Trump's inauguration.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/ac-16_01-trump-inauguration-v2-graphic.jpg?strip=all&w=748)
An enormous circle of garbage trucks, concrete blocks and two-metre-high black fencing will create a blockade around the area - the longest ever erected in Washington. A large chunk of the city two miles either side of the White House will be on lockdown and closed to all traffic.
![[Woman standing at a fence looking towards the US Capitol building.]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-washington-dc-u-s-965016922.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
