Left-wing landlords in Washington, DC have called for an Airbnb “blackout” to block Republicans from attending Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Stacy Kane launched a petition urging Airbnb hosts across the greater Washington area to take their rentals off the market on the weekend before the Jan 20 ceremony or increase their prices and donate the profits to liberal causes.
So far, only four people have signed up, and just two provided their email addresses, but the organisers are optimistic more will join their cause.
Ms Kane, a school director, and two of her friends have circulated the email among community groups and city councillors in order to “show Trump supporters who are coming into the DMV that we do not welcome hate, misogyny, or intentions to take over DC”.
The 40-year-old, who rents out her two-bedroom apartment in the Brookland neighbourhood of Washington, told The Washington Post that the initiative stemmed from a wish to “try to make any kind of difference that…