Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying today before the Senate Intelligence Community. And in D.C. and around the country, people are taking the opportunity to sneak in a bit of day drinking. Several bars around D.C. opened their doors early on Thursday, and some were even offering drink specials and deals based off of the testimony.
Many of the drink specials played off of the "Covfefe" typo made by President Trump last month. Shaw Tavern even dubbed their event the "Comey Hearing Covfefe."
In a reference to Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Russian vodka was also heavily featured in many of the various drink specials. Union Pub also promised a round of drinks for every tweet about the hearing by President Trump.
The Comey watch party line at Shaw Tavern stretches down the block... #ThisIsWashington pic.twitter.com/7kLBPCSohz
— Jordan J Frasier (@jordanjfrasier) June 8, 2017
Comey 'watch parties' will feature 'impeachmint' cocktails and Russian vodka at bars across the country https://t.co/fJBhjDxAJb pic.twitter.com/U6ihGoiMCq
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) June 8, 2017
TOMORROW: We open at 9:30AM & buying a round of drinks for the house every time @realDonaldTrump Tweets about the #ComeyHearing! #ThisTown pic.twitter.com/7xX4btxKoC
— Union Pub (@UnionPub) June 7, 2017
#ComeyHearing viewing party this Thursday! Opening at 10am with @redapronbutcher breakfast + The Last Word & Drop The Bomb drink specials. pic.twitter.com/5BjNvwstw1
— The Partisan (@ThePartisanDC) June 6, 2017
Given the gravity of Thursday's Comey hearings, Pug opens at 11:00 a.m. @ruckusdeleon will be showing HGTV and or law and order reruns.
— The Pug (@thepugdc) June 5, 2017
A dog was even interviewed for this "thoughts" on the hearing.
My dog was just interviewed about Comey outside the corner bar. We may have jumped the shark. (He declined to comment on the record). pic.twitter.com/elrWw4Aq0l
— Ned Price (@nedprice) June 8, 2017
Do none of these people have jobs?
