{"id":2387909,"date":"2025-01-08T14:11:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-dropping-1-5-million-on-heated-inauguration-room-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:13:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T19:13:30","slug":"dc-dropping-1-5-million-on-heated-inauguration-room-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dc-dropping-1-5-million-on-heated-inauguration-room-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"DC dropping $1.5 million on heated inauguration room &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdc-dropping-1-5-million-on-heated-inauguration-room-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387909&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text appears too describe a webpage \u2062feature that\u2062 allows users \u200dto read more\u2062 content \u2062by clicking\u2062 a button labeled &#8220;Read more&#8230;&#8221;. additionally, it includes a news headline\u2062 regarding Washington, D.C. spending $1.5 million on a heated inauguration room, which \u2063is reportedly underutilized by most council members. \u2062The content includes various\u200b HTML elements for\u2064 mobile\u200c menus and search\u200b functions,indicating that it is indeed designed for user\u2063 interaction on a digital platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">DC dropping $1.5 million on heated inauguration room most council members aren&rsquo;t using<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1929377\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Washington, D.C.\">Washington, D.C.<\/a>, is reportedly spending a significant amount of money for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inauguration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"inauguration\">inauguration<\/a> viewing stand for local officials, but many may not use the costly heated platform.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Outside of the John A. Wilson Building, where the mayor&rsquo;s office and the Council of the District of Columbia&rsquo;s offices are, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-genocide-games-sign-off-with-worst-viewership-ever-for-nbcuniversal\/\" title=\"Nolte: Genocide Games Sign Off with Worst Viewership Ever for NBCUniversal\">viewing platform<\/a> for district officials has nearly tripled in cost since the 2017 inauguration, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/washington-dc\/2025\/01\/08\/inauguration-parade-trump-bowser-viewing-stand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"report\">report<\/a> from <em>Axios<\/em>. The viewing stand, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">including heated front-row seats<\/a>, will cost $1.5 million despite several council members saying they would not attend the inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>The 154-seat viewing stand is split between the mayor&rsquo;s office and the council, with residents of the district able to request tickets from council members. In 2017, the <em>Washington Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/dc-politics\/only-3-of-13-dc-council-members-to-attend-inauguration-parade\/2017\/01\/19\/bc13844c-ddcb-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reported\">reported<\/a> that the stand cost $419,560, significantly less than this year&rsquo;s stand and that only three of the 13 council members planned to attend the parade. The mayor&rsquo;s office attributed the uptick in cost to rising prices since the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The members of the Council of the District of Columbia have not all made their plans known, but Chairman Phil Mendelson&rsquo;s office told <em>Axios<\/em> that his staff does not plan to attend the parade, while council member Brooke Pinto told the outlet she would attend.<\/p>\n<p>D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will attend the parade, according to the report, after she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3272846\/muriel-bowser-trump-meeting-points-cooperation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"met\">met<\/a> with President-elect Donald Trump last month ahead of his return to the district. Bowser and D.C. officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3253800\/dc-leaders-split-fight-trump-find-common-ground\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"hoping\">hope to find<\/a> common ground between their interests and the incoming Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE&nbsp;TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jan. 20 will be the first regular inauguration since Trump&rsquo;s in 2017 after several aspects of the swearing-in celebrations for President Joe Biden in 2021 were scaled back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon, Trump will parade down Pennsylvania Avenue past the Wilson Building, following his swearing-in as the 47th president at noon on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/country-celebrates-natl-law-enforcement-appreciation-day\/\" title=\"Country celebrates Nat\u2019l Law Enforcement Appreciation Day\">west front<\/a> of the Capitol.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1929377\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1929377\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D.C. spends $1.5M on heated inauguration stand few will use<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2387910,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-inauguration-2017-parade.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[17418,6513,48155,15377,32076],"class_list":["post-2387909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dc","tag-funding","tag-heated-room","tag-inauguration","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/trump-inauguration-2017-parade.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387909"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387914,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387909\/revisions\/2387914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}