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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa128)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html","crawl_time":1773013058,"first_indexed_time":1757473049,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Protesters Call Out Trump as He Dines Out in Washington - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nMr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working.\nPresident Trump speaking to reporters in front of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab restaurant in Washington on Tuesday.\nCredit...\nDoug Mills\/The New York Times\nSept. 9, 2025\nPresident Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner on Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.”\nMr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him.\n“Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.”\nFor Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap.\n“We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.”\nBut Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media.\nA close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.\nIt was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022.\nOn Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert.\n“The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said.\nThe president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency,\nthough many of the arrests have been for minor offenses.\nThe U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to\ndowngrade or dismiss a number of cases\nafter failing to secure indictments from grand juries.\nTyler Pager\nis a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration.\nRelated Content\nMore in Politics\nBrenda BazáN\/Associated Press\nThom Bridge\/Independent Record, via Associated Press\nTierney L. Cross\/The New York Times\nEditors’ Picks\nIllustration by Tomi Um\nShutterstock\nTrending in The Times\nRon Davis\/Getty Images\nHans O. Torgersen\/NTB Scanpix, via Associated Press\nThe New York Times\nJoel Goldberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff.\nGetty Images\nWinslow Townson\nPhilip Cheung for The New York Times\nJamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times\nSutton Images\/Getty Images\nAdvertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#site-content)[Skip to site index](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#site-index)\n\nSearch & Section Navigation\n\nSection Navigation\n\nSearch\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\n\n[Log in](https:\/\/myaccount.nytimes.com\/auth\/login?response_type=cookie&client_id=vi&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2Fsubscription%2Fonboarding-offer%3FcampaignId%3D7JFJX%26EXIT_URI%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.nytimes.com%252F2025%252F09%252F09%252Fus%252Fpolitics%252Ftrump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html&asset=masthead)\n\nSunday, March 8, 2026\n\n[Today’s Paper](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/todayspaper)\n\n[Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\\|Protesters Call Out Trump as He Dines Out in Washington\n\nhttps:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html\n\n- Share full article\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#after-top)\n\nSupported by\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#after-sponsor)\n# Protesters Call Out Trump as He Dines Out in Washington\nMr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working.\n\n- Share full article\n\n![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/09\/09\/multimedia\/09trump-news-dc-restaurant-jvbh\/09trump-news-dc-restaurant-jvbh-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n\nPresident Trump speaking to reporters in front of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab restaurant in Washington on Tuesday.Credit...Doug Mills\/The New York Times\n\n[![Tyler Pager](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/14\/reader-center\/author-tyler-pager\/author-tyler-pager-thumbLarge-v3.png)](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/tyler-pager)\n\nBy [Tyler Pager](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/tyler-pager)\n\nReporting from Washington\n\nSept. 9, 2025\n\nPresident Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner on Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.”\n\nMr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him.\n\n“Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.”\n\nFor Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap.\n\n“We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.”\n\nBut Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media.\n\nA close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.\n\nIt was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022.\n\nOn Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert.\n\n“The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said.\n\nThe president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency, [though many of the arrests have been for minor offenses.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/29\/us\/federal-crackdown-washington-dc-arrest-data.html) The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to [downgrade or dismiss a number of cases](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/06\/us\/trump-dc-national-guard-grand-juries-crime.html) after failing to secure indictments from grand juries.\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/well\/06WELL-TREADMILL-TREND2\/06WELL-TREADMILL-TREND2-thumbLarge.jpg)Is This Treadmill Walking Trend Good for Your Fitness?](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/well\/move\/12-3-30-treadmill-workout-trend.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/08\/multimedia\/08ST-MISS-J-QA-01-cpbh\/08ST-MISS-J-QA-01-cpbh-thumbLarge.jpg)After a Stroke, Miss J of ‘Top Model’ Reconsiders the Runway](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/08\/style\/miss-j-americas-next-top-model.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/02\/multimedia\/00HS-tb-lemur-vs-forest-vlkc\/00HS-tb-lemur-vs-forest-vlkc-thumbLarge.jpg)Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/07\/science\/lemurs-guavas-forests-madagascar.html)\n\nAdvertisement\n\n[SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/09\/us\/politics\/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#after-pp_edpick)\n\n[Tyler Pager](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/tyler-pager) is a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration.\n\nSee more on: [Donald Trump](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/spotlight\/donald-trump)\n\n- Share full article\n\n## Related Content\n### [More in Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\n- [A Sex Scandal and ‘Mein Kampf’ Give Democrats Hope in West Texas Race](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/us\/politics\/texas-democrats-brandon-herrera-youtube.html)\n  \n  ![Brandon Herrera had forced a run-off with the incumbent, the Republican Tony Gonzales, before Mr. Gonzales ended his re-election bid.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/multimedia\/06nat-AKguy-tx-kgvl\/06nat-AKguy-tx-kgvl-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Brenda BazáN\/Associated Press\n- [From 1994: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/06\/us\/politics\/jacqueline-kennedy-onassis-dead.html)\n  \n  ![Mrs. Onassis in an undated photo in New York City.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/multimedia\/06WHM-Kennedy-Obit-lwmh\/06WHM-Kennedy-Obit-lwmh-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n- [A Sly Political Switcheroo Stuns Montana and Starts a New Senate Fight](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/03\/05\/us\/politics\/steve-daines-montana-senate-alme.html)\n  \n  ![Kurt Alme, who has been serving as the U.S. attorney for Montana, was endorsed by Senator Steve Daines and President Trump to succeed Mr. Daines in a race for what will now be an open seat.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/05\/us\/politics\/pol-montana\/pol-montana-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Thom Bridge\/Independent Record, via Associated Press\n- [Kristi Noem Survived Many Crises. 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But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him.\n\n“Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.”\n\nFor Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap.\n\n“We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.”\n\nBut Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media.\n\nA close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.\n\nIt was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022.\n\nOn Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert.\n\n“The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said.\n\nThe president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency, [though many of the arrests have been for minor offenses.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/08\/29\/us\/federal-crackdown-washington-dc-arrest-data.html) The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to [downgrade or dismiss a number of cases](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/06\/us\/trump-dc-national-guard-grand-juries-crime.html) after failing to secure indictments from grand juries.\n\n[Tyler Pager](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/by\/tyler-pager) is a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration.\n\n## Related Content\n[More in Politics](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/section\/politics)\n\n- ![Brandon Herrera had forced a run-off with the incumbent, the Republican Tony Gonzales, before Mr. Gonzales ended his re-election bid.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/multimedia\/06nat-AKguy-tx-kgvl\/06nat-AKguy-tx-kgvl-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Brenda BazáN\/Associated Press\n- ![Mrs. Onassis in an undated photo in New York City.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/multimedia\/06WHM-Kennedy-Obit-lwmh\/06WHM-Kennedy-Obit-lwmh-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n- ![Kurt Alme, who has been serving as the U.S. attorney for Montana, was endorsed by Senator Steve Daines and President Trump to succeed Mr. Daines in a race for what will now be an open seat.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/05\/us\/politics\/pol-montana\/pol-montana-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Thom Bridge\/Independent Record, via Associated Press\n- ![Kristi Noem testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, where her comments led the president to fire her later in the week.](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/03\/06\/multimedia\/06dc-trump-noem-gmpc\/06dc-trump-noem-gmpc-square640.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale)\n  \n  Tierney L. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. President Trump speaking to reporters in front of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab restaurant in Washington on Tuesday. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times Sept. 9, 2025 President Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner on Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.” Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him. “Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.” For Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap. “We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.” But Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media. A close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022. On Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert. “The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said. The president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency, though many of the arrests have been for minor offenses. The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to downgrade or dismiss a number of cases after failing to secure indictments from grand juries. Tyler Pager is a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration. Related Content More in Politics Brenda BazáN/Associated Press Thom Bridge/Independent Record, via Associated Press Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times Editors’ Picks Illustration by Tomi Um Shutterstock Trending in The Times Ron Davis/Getty Images Hans O. Torgersen/NTB Scanpix, via Associated Press The New York Times Joel Goldberg for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Hadas Smirnoff. Getty Images Winslow Townson Philip Cheung for The New York Times Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times Sutton Images/Getty Images Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him. “Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.” For Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap. “We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.” But Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media. A close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022. On Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert. “The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said. The president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency, [though many of the arrests have been for minor offenses.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/federal-crackdown-washington-dc-arrest-data.html) The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to [downgrade or dismiss a number of cases](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/trump-dc-national-guard-grand-juries-crime.html) after failing to secure indictments from grand juries. ## Editors’ Picks [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/06/well/06WELL-TREADMILL-TREND2/06WELL-TREADMILL-TREND2-thumbLarge.jpg)Is This Treadmill Walking Trend Good for Your Fitness?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/well/move/12-3-30-treadmill-workout-trend.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/08/multimedia/08ST-MISS-J-QA-01-cpbh/08ST-MISS-J-QA-01-cpbh-thumbLarge.jpg)After a Stroke, Miss J of ‘Top Model’ Reconsiders the Runway](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/08/style/miss-j-americas-next-top-model.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/03/02/multimedia/00HS-tb-lemur-vs-forest-vlkc/00HS-tb-lemur-vs-forest-vlkc-thumbLarge.jpg)Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/science/lemurs-guavas-forests-madagascar.html) Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#after-pp_edpick) [Tyler Pager](https://www.nytimes.com/by/tyler-pager) is a White House correspondent for The Times, covering President Trump and his administration. 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/us/politics/trump-dc-joes-seafood-protesters.html#after-top) Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2025/09/09/multimedia/09trump-news-dc-restaurant-jvbh/09trump-news-dc-restaurant-jvbh-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) President Trump speaking to reporters in front of Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab restaurant in Washington on Tuesday.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times Sept. 9, 2025 President Trump ventured one-tenth of a mile beyond the gates of the White House for dinner on Tuesday night, only to be met almost immediately by protesters who called him “the Hitler of our time.” Mr. Trump made the short trek from the White House to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab to show that his federal crackdown on crime in the nation’s capital was working. But as he made his way through the restaurant, protesters began to heckle him. “Free D.C.,” they shouted, according to videos posted on social media. “Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.” For Mr. Trump, the visit was supposed to be a victory lap. “We’re standing right in the middle of D.C.,” Mr. Trump told reporters before going into the restaurant. “This was one of the most unsafe cities in the country. Now it’s as safe as anywhere in the country.” But Mr. Trump remains deeply unpopular in Washington, and videos of the protesters confronting the president quickly ricocheted across social media. A close confrontation with protesters is a relatively rare occurrence for Mr. Trump since taking office, as he has spent most of his time at the White House or at his private clubs in Florida, Virginia or New Jersey. But recently the president has seemed more willing to step out in public. On Sunday, he attended the men’s final of the U.S. Open in New York, where he drew boos and some cheers. On Thursday, he plans to attend the Yankees game in New York on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. It was Mr. Trump’s first meal at a Washington restaurant since returning to the White House in January. During his first term, the president was a regular visitor to the Trump International Hotel, just down the street from the White House, but that hotel closed in 2022. On Tuesday night, Mr. Trump was joined by Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials. Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Mr. Trump and his aides ate crab, shrimp, salad, steak and dessert. “The food was phenomenal and the service was fantastic,” Ms. Leavitt said. The president deployed the National Guard to Washington last month as part of an effort to reduce crime, even though crime had been falling in the city. The White House has eagerly touted the number of arrests since Mr. Trump declared a crime emergency, [though many of the arrests have been for minor offenses.](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/us/federal-crackdown-washington-dc-arrest-data.html) The U.S. attorney’s office in Washington has had to [downgrade or dismiss a number of cases](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/06/us/trump-dc-national-guard-grand-juries-crime.html) after failing to secure indictments from grand juries. 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