Trump on Monday told reporters he thinks restaurants are more crowded than they’ve been in a long time.

Donald Trump has claimed that Democrats are ringing him to thank him for making it “safe” to dine out in Washington DC , despite restaurants seeing a sharp decline in attendance…

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The Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington urged D.C. residents to dine during Restaurant Week.

Trump on Monday told reporters he thinks restaurants are more crowded than they’ve been in a long time.

D.C.'s jobless rate reached 6% in July, a reflection of the mass layoffs of federal workers, and collapsing international tourism.