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'Not sustainable': DC restaurant reservations plummet after Trump's police takeover [View all]
Source: Raw Story
August 17, 2025 4:01PM ET
Restaurant and bar owners across the Washington, D.C. area reported a significant drop in revenue after President Donald Trump federalized the local police force and deployed military troops.
On Sunday, a WUSA analysis of data from OpenTable found that restaurant reservations had dropped by more than 25%.
Trump first announced his plan to crack down on crime in D.C. on Monday. Reservations that day fell by 16% compared to 2024. By Wednesday, reservations were 31% below 2024 levels.
Before the president federalized D.C. law enforcement, the area had enjoyed 11 consecutive months of improvements in reservations.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dc-restaurants/
Link to WUSA article - https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/dc/reservations-plunge-across-dc-restaurants-after-president-donald-trumps-police-takeover-summer-restaurant-week-district-open-table/65-e83cc2e7-a921-401a-ba35-960c77f8da14
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