President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to a fine dining seafood restaurant in Washington, D.C., was lampooned by hecklers and protesters as the president works to sell the notion that his federal crime crackdown has yielded a complete drop in crime and an increase in public morale, even though the city’s recent tourism data has shown less than favorable figures.

Trump, flanked by Vice President JD Vance and other cabinet officials like Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, dined at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak and Stone Crab less than a quarter-mile from the White House on Sept. 9.

Right before walking into the restaurant, Trump touted that D.C.’s public safety has drastically improved since he deployed National Guard troops to patrol the city’s streets.

“We’

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