Celebrity Chef José Andrés publicly calls out Trump by exposing his absurd lie that DC restaurants are being closed due to an imaginary crime wave.

And on top of that a lot of federal employees that were fired during Elons purge were people who ate at DC restaurants. Between inflation, tariffs, food costs, and fed employees losing their jobs and leaving, DC restaurants are struggling and have been. Now with Trump’s militarization in DC even more people aren’t going out to eat.

My friend works in DC. She now packs a lunch and doesn’t go out after work because all the troops with guns and body armor is really uncomfortable.

Would you want to eat at a place where armed military are walking by every 10 minutes, harassing citizens?