Police stand guard outside the Trump International Hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington as security tightens ahead of Friday's presidential inauguration. The U.S. Capitol is the backdrop for the official swearing-in ceremony on Friday, but the hub of inaugural action is Trump’s hotel, the site of a slew of official events and some of the week’s most sought-after private gatherings. It’s electric — nobody wants to go to bed.”(The Washington Post)Nevertheless, after they awake Friday, the hotel will become the site of the first clash between Trump’s business interests and his presidency. “He is going to his own hotel?” Spicer said. “It’s an absolutely stunning hotel,” Spicer continued.

Source: Washington Post January 19, 2017 23:35 UTC