Arts & Entertainment
Kevin Spacey Rides The DC Metro (Photos)
Spacey was in character as President Frank Underwood as he spent the day in the District promoting the fifth season of "House of Cards."
ARLINGTON, VA — President Trump may be overseas at the moment, but the District still had a presidential presence on Monday: Kevin Spacey, in character as President Frank Underwood from Netflix's "House of Cards," riding the Metro and visiting the monuments.
Spacey was in town to promote the upcoming fifth season of the hit show, which debuts on May 30.
President Underwood had quite a jammed-packed day, with pictures surfacing on social media of him riding the Metro, dining at Ben's Chili Bowl, and even getting his shoes shined at Union Station.
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House of Cards went all out for the promo, even hiring former White House photographer Peter Souza to snap the shots that are now being circulated across social media.
Only Underwood can @unsuckdcmetro. pic.twitter.com/N26cbVUW9U
— Curtis Kalin (@CurtisKalin) May 22, 2017
No big deal, but #FrankUnderwood's day involved a ride on @wmata & a half-smoke for lunch at @benschilibowl.
by @PeteSouza#HouseOfCards pic.twitter.com/Sje9lKEoqp
— RosaLovesDC (@RosaLovesDC) May 22, 2017
Image via House of Cards
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