(Remember when Trump made a last-minute decision to skip his own party and head back to Washington?)

“It’s a very dispirited place,” he told MSNBC’s Alex Witt (viaCBS).

But at least the ballroom seems to be back in use.

Donald Trump smug expression

The office above the ballroommay be getting more foot traffic, still.

Donald Trump at CPAC with hands up in blue suit and red tie