Washington is one of the most Democratic electorates in the United States, and more than 90 percent of voters here chose Kamala Harris as the next president in the November election. But right now it looks and feels like Trump country.
In downtown DC, excited fans have been braving the wind and drizzle for hours (some even arriving overnight) to snag one of the 20,000 seats inside Capitol One Enviornment for the president-elect’s so-called “victory” rally.
As someone who has lived here for the past few years, it’s a fairly novel sight: the streets are filled with tens of thousands of people wearing MAGA caps and hats; Vendors sell everything from commemorative Trump coins and mugs to American flags and T-shirts.
At one point, a cardboard cutout of Trump on a surfboard was “surfing” through the crowd as people passed him to the front of the line.
Scrap workers Logan Web page, 21, and Blake Bridges, 20, flew from Georgia hoping to see the president-elect, and were so excited to be in Washington for his inauguration weekend that they didn’t They didn’t care if they couldn’t get to the venue.
Scrap workers Logan Web page, 21, and Blake Bridges, 20.Credit: Farrah Tomazin
“It was my first time flying on a plane, and it’s my first time in DC, and it’s amazing,” Web page said as the couple headed toward the end of the line, which at the time was almost two stops away from Metro. of the enviornment.
“Even standing here, I can feel his presence. “That’s how powerful it is.”
