I am surprised (or maybe I’m not) that politics isn’t forbidden in Prince Hall lodges as it is in AF & AM lodges.
You would never see an AF & AM lodge host an inauguration ball for any president.
I'm guessing that this must have been planned for a couple of years and it would have been financially disasterous to have to cancel at this late date.
Difficult to tell ahead of time that the presidential candidate was going to end up being a usurping commie Manchurian candidate.
Nevertheless, I'm sure that the D.C. Lodge didn't get the memo or they are gambling that he will prove he is qualified to be president at the last minute. Nobody would be so stupid as to attempt to press into office as an unqualified candidate and think they could get away with it.