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How D.C. Bars and Restaurants Are Preparing for a Bizarre Inauguration Day Share this story This Inauguration Day, the majority of out-of-towners arriving in D.C. will wear camouflage fatigues and combat boots. Instead of an influx of tourists excited to cheer on the president-elect from a spot on the National Mall, the District is hosting an estimated 20,000 members of the National Guard. The novel coronavirus pandemic was always going to dampen the atmosphere for Joe Biden’s swearing-in ceremony. But heightened security measures necessitated by a pro-Trump mob’s violent insurrection in the Capitol will make Wednesday, January 20, even more unusual. D.C. restaurants and bars would normally look look to Inauguration Day as a festive event full of packed bars, banquets, and sold-out private rooms. Instead, eating and drinking establishments around the city are deciding whether it makes sense to open at all. ....
How D.C. bars and restaurants are handling a bizarre Inauguration Day Dennis Lee Members of Pennsylvania 112th Infantry Regiment National Guard are served coffee in Washington, DC. After the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, the mood of the United States changed, and all eyes were squarely set on Washington D.C. It was a tragic, historical, life-altering day for many, and it set an otherworldly tone for what would eventually become today: the day Joe Biden is sworn in as president. During inaugurations of years past, D.C. would normally expect throngs upon throngs of tourists, donned in America-themed clothes, but right now, those on the street are wearing camouflage and body armor. COVID-19 was already going to change the atmosphere of the inauguration, but security measures now dictate the need for a different kind of protection. ....