Washington DC restaurants suffer sharp drop in diners since Trump crackdown
Eating out drops by up to 31% amid federal takeover of policing that Democrats call ‘stunt’ to distract from EpsteinUS police – live updatesThe number of people eating at restaurants in Washington DC has plummeted since Donald Trump deployed federal troops to the city, according to data, as...
<p>Eating out drops by up to 31% amid federal takeover of policing that Democrats call ‘stunt’ to distract from Epstein</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/aug/18/national-guard-deployment-three-states-washington-dc-donald-trump-administration-us-politics-latest-updates-news">US police – live updates</a></p></li></ul><p>The number of people eating at restaurants in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/washington-dc">Washington DC</a> has plummeted since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> deployed federal troops to the city, according to data, as the president’s purported crackdown on crime continues.</p><p>Research <a href="https://www.opentable.com/c/state-of-industry/#seated-diners-chart">by Open Table</a> 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 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/11/trump-washington-dc-crime">ordered the national guard</a> to patrol Washington.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/18/trump-washington-dc-national-guard-restaurants">Continue reading...</a>
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