Another lie: DJT says DC restaurants doing great since troops arrived

[allegorical oracle]

During a joint press conference Monday, Trump attempted to defend seizing the nation’s capital by claiming that doing so had reignited the city’s night life. “The restaurants the last two days are busier than they’ve been in a long time,” Trump said. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

https://newrepublic.com/post/199214/donald-trump-dc-takeover-restaurant-reservation

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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.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/washington-dc-restaurants-suffer-sharp-drop-in-diners-since-trump-crackdown/ar-AA1KJyFr

[AZJonnie]

1. I pretty much called it last night, although it was entirely predictable

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=20568914

[bif]

2. Everything he spews from his puckered hole is a lie.

[BoRaGard]

3. Will corporate media call him on this blatant, in-your-face lie?

Unlikely. They are on their knees.

[wiggs]

6. The news reporting I've heard so far just provides quotes of opposing opinion...MSM doesn't weigh

in on whether or not TSF's opinion is true. Basically...punting. Just transcribing what people say rather than helpful investigation and analysis.

The starting point for analyzing anything TSF says is that he lies multiple times per day, and has for 10 years. His pronouncements should not be given much weight until shown otherwise.

[malaise]

4. It was a stunning lie

He really is shameless

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

5. Hopefully it's some of the restaurants frequented by Congressional lobbyists

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Instead of the mom-and-pop establishments.

[PragmaticLiberal]

7. Mom-and-Pop establishments unfortunately.