D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty estimated Tuesday’s crowd at “roughly” 1.8 million, shattering the previous record of 1.2 million for President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 inauguration.
There were no inaugural-related threats in the weeks before the swearing-in, D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier has said. Yet on Tuesday, FBI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials announced they were investigating information of “uncertain” credibility that suggested a potential threat to disrupt the day.