To gift shop owners, the inauguration means extra money

The inauguration is money for DC gift shops

Along with a new administration, thousands of tourists will be in the nation’s capital for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump next week, and that brings smiles to the faces of D.C. gift shop owners.

WTOP visited Abe’s Gifts on 13th Street NW to see their inaugural swag and hear about their plans for the nationally-lauded event.

To owner Vine Ngo, Trump-themed hats, scarves, t-shirts, bobbleheads and figurines are bestsellers and the incoming president has “a big fanbase.”

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Jimmy Alexander

Jimmy Alexander has been a part of the D.C. media scene as a reporter for DC News Now and a long-standing voice on the Jack Diamond Morning Show. Now, Alexander brings those years spent interviewing newsmakers like President Bill Clinton, Paul McCartney and Sean Connery, to the WTOP Newsroom.

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