2021 INAUGURATION SMOKE SEEN NEAR THE CAPITOL … Rehearsal Hits Pause to Evacuate

Staging preparations for Joe Biden‘s inauguration were interrupted Monday morning when smoke billowed up nearby … prompting a lockdown of Capitol Hill.

As multiple groups were meeting to practice for the festivities on Wednesday, smoke was seen rising up behind the Capitol Building … forcing an evacuation.

According to reports … Capitol Hill staffers received a message warning of an “external security threat” prior to the dress rehearsal for the inauguration.