US EditionRestaurant reservations are down in DC following federal takeover of police force
Following President Trump's federal takeover of D.C. police, restaurant reservations fell 24% from last year, reflecting economic concerns amid increased National Guard deployment and arrests.
- Dining reservations in Washington, D.C. decreased by 16% last Monday compared to last year, according to OpenTable data.
- The decline in reservations peaked at 31% last Wednesday, with a 22% drop by Sunday, making D.C. one of the cities with the highest decreases.
- Concerns have been raised about the federal government's presence in policing, which may lead to serious abuses, as noted in Radley Balko's book 'Rise of the Warrior Cop.'
- President Donald Trump stated, 'All I want is security for our people,' while noting that some restaurants were busier recently than in a long time.
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In yet another frantic attempt to target the Trump administration, New York Times chief White House correspondent Peter Baker seized on a local news story to challenge President Donald Trump’s claim that his militarized actions in Washington, D.C., made people feel safer dining out — insisting instead that restaurant traffic had actually declined.One problem: the story was updated only hours later to reflect that there has been an upsurge in din…
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