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Some people spend tens of thousands of dollars just to get to the nation’s capital when President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect Vance recite their oaths of office.
The Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., offered a package “in commemoration of the 60th inauguration of the President of the United States,” with a starting price of $73,500 before taxes.
Not only has the package at the five-star luxury hotel, whose name is synonymous with one of the biggest political scandals in US history, been sold out, but it is also non-refundable and non-cancellable.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump shakes hands with his running mate, Senator JD Vance, during a campaign event in Atlanta on August 3, 2024. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
It also does not include a ticket to Monday’s ceremony in which 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, January 6, 2024. (Alex Scott/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Those who shelled out the cash for the big package will enjoy a private Blade helicopter ride from New York to Washington, DC.
Those who paid the hefty package will enjoy a private Blade helicopter flight from New York to Washington, DC.
The Watergate Hotel (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/File)
When they arrive, they will be taken in an armored Mercedes-Maybach. The package also includes overnight accommodations in the presidential suite as well as a “presidential welcome gift,” including personalized stationery with a wax seal and a Watergate souvenir crystal, according to the website. hotel.
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Guests will also be treated to a private tasting of the Royal Selection whiskey menu with the Watergate Hotel’s Whiskey Consul.
According to the hotel’s website, they will also be able to visit the Scandal Suite, where the infamous 1972 burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters took place.
The Watergate Hotel (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images/File)
According to its website, the hotel enjoyed a “glamorous reputation” before being “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 office complex in Washington, DC. This ultimately led to Richard Nixon’s resignation from the presidency.
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“Since Nixon infamously declared ‘I’m not a crook,’ the Watergate Hotel has undergone many renovations, but none have embraced its original design or its posh guests – until now. We’ve arrived at the new chapter of the hotel as a luxury hotel in Washington, D.C.,” the hotel’s website reads.
