Last Week I Toured The White House and Saw Bernie Sanders, Mayor Pete, and More

My DC Trip Was Epic and Unforgettable

PomeroySays
4 min readAug 5, 2024

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I just got back from a very epic trip to DC. The last time I had been there was 1997. So even though it’s only a 6-hour drive, I haven’t been back.

My husband secured tickets to tour the White House. My son and I made the drive on a Monday and came back on a Wednesday. Our hotel was 2 blocks from the White House, which was also amazing.

The first day was a private meeting, with the star speaker, Bernie Sanders!

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He is a huge supporter of unions. We attended the reception and he gave a fiery speech about the working class. I was in awe. Then he walked past us, but I got too starstruck to try and shake his hand.

We visited the Natural History Museum and toured the National Mall the next day. It was very hot there, 90’s with a crazy humidity level. I live in Ohio, I am not used to this kind of humidity!

Wednesday was the big day. I woke up at 2 am, so excited about the White House tour. I managed to get back to sleep but then woke up at 7 am to get ready. We…

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