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Some people are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars just to be in the nation’s capital when President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance recite their oaths of office.
The Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, offered a package “commemorating the 60th Inauguration of the President of the United States,” with a starting price of $73,500 before taxes.
Not only was the package at the five-star luxury hotel, whose name is synonymous with one of the biggest political scandals in US history, sold out, but it was also non-refundable and cancelled.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with opponent Sen. JD Vance during a campaign rally in Atlanta on August 3, 2024. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It also does not include a ticket to Monday’s ceremony where Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Newton, Iowa, on January 6, 2024. (Alex Scott/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Those who coughed up money for a hefty package, they’ll enjoy a private Blade helicopter ride from New York to Washington, DC
Those who paid for the hefty package will enjoy a private Blade helicopter ride from New York to Washington, DC
The Watergate Hotel (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/File)
Upon arrival, they will be driven in an armored Mercedes-Maybach. The package also includes an overnight stay in the presidential suite, as well as a “presidential welcome,” which includes custom wax seal accessories and a keepsake Watergate crystal, according to the hotel’s website.
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Guests will also be included in a private tasting of the royal whiskey selection menu with the Watergate Hotel’s Whiskey Consul.
According to the hotel’s website, they will also get a tour of the Scandal Suite, where the infamous 1972 headquarters break-in took place. Democratic National Committee was carried out.
The Watergate Hotel (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/File)
According to its website, the hotel boasted a “glamorous reputation” before it was “overshadowed by a political scandal” in June 1972.
Early on the morning of June 17, five men broke into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate Hotel and Business Complex in Washington, DC. This eventually led to the resignation of Richard Nixon from the presidency.
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“Ever since Nixon infamously declared, ‘I’m not a crook,’ The Watergate Hotel has undergone many renovations, but none have embraced its original design or genteel patrons—until now. We’ve arrived at the hotel’s newest chapter as a luxury hotel in Washington, DC,” it reads. on the hotel website.
