California Republicans celebrate Trump’s inauguration: ‘In L.A., you can’t even put a bumper sticker on your car’

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Shannon, a 48-year-old accountant from Encino, didn’t tell her co-workers she was traveling all the way across the country to get a great view of President Donald Trump’s swearing-in. She told them she was going skiing.

“It’s a bucket list,” said Shannon, who didn’t want The Times to use her last name, lest she be outed. Standing amid throngs of like-minded people celebrating a Republican win, Shannon marveled at her freedom to be herself. “I can wear a Trump sweatshirt without getting hoots and hollers. In L.A., you can’t even put a bumper sticker on your car — it would be keyed in a second.”

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Harmeet Dhillon

Harmeet K. Dhillon founded Dhillon Law Group in 2006. After many years serving as our Managing Partner, she departed the firm in 2025 to serve as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice.