DC Pedestrians View Inaugural Lockdown With Sadness and Dismay

National guard soldiers outside of L’Enfant Plaza metro station in Washington on Jan. 17, 2021. Terri Wu / Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—Very few cars were seen on the streets in the center of Washington, D.C., on the morning of Jan. 17, and only a few pedestrians, runners, and bikers were around. Street and Metro rail closures, ordered in preparation for the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, kept the city streets mostly empty.

Those who ventured out were taken aback by what they saw.