Extreme cold temperatures in Washington, D.C., forced the ceremony to be moved indoors for the first time since 1985. Guests in the rotunda included former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton ...

The White House moved the official portrait of former President Barack Obama to a new location in the building’s Grand Foyer, replacing it with a painting of President Donald Trump with his fist ...

But while the appearance is certainly aesthetically pleasing, it’s really just a serendipitous side effect—the real reason that the White House was painted white is a little more utilitarian.

After President Trump said how much he disliked a painted portrait of him hanging ... Other presidential paintings line the building's rotunda walls, including Boardman's depiction of former ...

Amy Klobuchar depart the White House to head to the inauguration ceremony. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) A view of the empty seats in the Capitol Rotunda ahead of the inauguration ceremony.