Politico captured a fascinating image Friday: Special Counsel Robert Mueller and Donald Trump Jr. waiting at the same gate at Reagan National Airport (DCA). Gate 35X, where this photo was taken, is notoriously unpleasant.
Mueller is seated on the left. Trump Jr. is standing in the teal shirt and baseball cap to the right.
Mueller's office responded to inquiries about the shot with the following:
Washingtonian explains why Gate 35X is so awful:
For those not in the know, Gate 35X in Terminal C is widely considered one of the worst airport gates ever, anywhere, of all time. We hear the Gates of Hell are quite lovely in comparison. You see, 35X isn’t a proper gate but an inhumane cattle-herding pen with an escalator that takes you to a bus terminal that takes you to your remotely parked airplane. Even DCA itself calls 35X “infamously congested” with 6,000 passengers making their way through each day. It’s basically one gate serving as an entire concourse. And if you were going to have an awkward run-in, of course it would be there.
Spotted: Mueller and Trump Jr. at DCA (Politico)
An Explainer of 35X, the Terrible Airport Gate Where Donald Trump Jr. and Robert Mueller Were Both Spotted (Washingtonian)