Washington DC restaurants suffer sharp drop in diners since Trump crackdown
by Adam Gabbatt from US news | The Guardian on (#6ZCS9)
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The number of people eating at restaurants in Washington DC has plummeted since Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the city, according to data, as the president's purported crackdown on crime continues.
Research by Open Table found that restaurant attendance was down every day last week compared with 2024, with the number of diners dipping by 31% on Wednesday, two days after Trump ordered the national guard to patrol Washington.
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