04-05-2025
Trump's next 100 days will make the first 100 look tranquil
It's 7pm midweek on Capitol Hill and a crowd of Washington's new movers and shakers have gathered at Butterworth's restaurant, the salon of choice for the Maga right, to mark Donald Trump's first 100 days in office. A portrait of Queen Elizabeth hangs behind the wood-panelled bar, as guests — adhering to a dress code of 'elegant, patriotic' attire — sip on 'Freedom Fizz', 'Golden Age' Old Fashioneds and — in a nod to teetotal Trump — a cranberry-and-lime mix branded as 'Presidential Punch'.
'I miss Joe Biden,' declares a speaker to the surprise of some attendees. He goes on: 'I miss having to watch him struggle up the steps.' The crowd laughs. Pamphlets are scattered around the event — hosted by the conservative Heritage
