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Trump Dines Out in D.C., Touts Crime Crackdown and Previews Expansion as Protesters Disrupt

The outing showcased his month‑old federal crime surge in the capital, with a new target city to be named as soon as Wednesday.

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Overview

  • The president visited Joe’s Seafood near the White House for his first D.C. restaurant meal of his second term, joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
  • Inside the dining room, Code Pink activists chanting “Free D.C., free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time” were escorted out as some patrons booed the protesters.
  • Trump said the federal operation made Washington safe and indicated he will announce a similar effort in another city very soon.
  • The White House reported nearly 2,200 arrests since the Aug. 7 crackdown that surged federal agents and National Guard troops and expanded federal control over D.C. policing.
  • Industry groups and local reporting note drops in restaurant traffic and tourism since the surge, and D.C.’s attorney general has sued to block armed soldiers from policing.