As soon as Trump announced it I got a cheap DC plane ticket and hotel room before the prices went up, but my wife begged me not to go, so I reluctantly canceled it.
There, but for the grace of God,...
We almost made the trip as well.
Something told me not to go.
I had an experience something like that but not as close as yours. A good friend of mine had paid bus fare for one or more people who went to the big demonstrations in 2009 and 2010 that protested Obola’s conduct. This time, not being physically able to attend, I sent him an email asking that he identify anyone I could subsidize on his/her trip to DC. Fortunately, he ignored my email and didn’t reply. There, but for the grace of God, go I.