In decidedly blue Washington, D.C., the history-making arrest of a former U.S. president was greeted with cheers, suspicion and exhaustion.
But the historic arraignment of former president Donald Trump 225 miles away on charges related to a hush money payoff to an adult-film star was keenly watched by many here in Washington, a city that never much liked him and voted overwhelmingly against him. Twice.Trump famously called D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser “incompetent” and rarely forayed beyond the White House grounds other than to visit the Trump hotel a few blocks away.
. “I’m ecstatic,” he said. “I moved here right when he became president, and this has been a long time coming.”At a stand on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE in Anacostia where he was selling socks, perfume and deodorant, Edward Johnson, 59, said he spent a year in jail for a parole violation. The former president, Johnson believes, needs to face the music if he’s found guilty.“If half the people here in D.C. did what he did, they’d be in jail,” he said.
At Fight Club on Capitol Hill, owner Andrew Markert, 40, offered concoctions including Sad Boys Tea and a Dark N’ Stormy Daniels, a nod to the woman at the center of Trump’s indictment. A bartender crushed mint for Indictmint Juleps. “I figured it would be a good way to get some people out to have some fun and watch the circus,” Markert said.After the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters on the nearby Capitol, the bar, then a pop-up, had to close for several nights and lost money, he recalled.
Vineet Kapoor, 35, a software engineer from India who lives in Washington, said it’s important that Trump face consequences if he committed a crime.There’s also the question for many here about if or how the indictment will affect Trump’s chances in the 2024 race. Trump announced in November that he will run for president and leads in polls against potential Republican challengers.
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