Evansville native in Washington D.C. for Trump’s inauguration

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – With Inauguration Day just around the corner, we spoke to an Evansville native who’s in Washington D.C. hoping to attend the event.

Evansville native Mike Boatman is a member of the Front Row Joes, a group that follows Donald Trump across the country. He arrived in Washington D.C. Friday morning.

He says he picked up his Inauguration tickets and was told they may not be valid.

Boatman says he was sad to hear the news that the inauguration would be moved inside the capitol and closed to the public.

He says he’s keeping a positive attitude about the sudden change in plans and says he’s happy to keep the ticket as a souvenir.

Boatman says he’ll now watch the inauguration from a jumbotron at capitol one arena and trying to be understanding of the situation.

“I’m disappointed because it’s my first one, but I mean, if it’s for safety reasons because of the cold or maybe because of security or threats, I don’t know, but I’m disappointed, but we need to do the right thing,” said Boatman.

Boatman says he can see a lot of fencing and barriers set up around the capitol building, although he says he’s not feeling concerned about security or his safety.

He’s looking forward now to going to Trump’s victory rally on Sunday and he predicts it’ll be the biggest one yet.

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