Exclusive: D.C. restaurants, hotels suffered during Trump takeover, per new data

By the numbers: City sales tax collections from restaurants dropped 6% in September compared to last year. Hotels fared even worse, plummeting nearly 14%.

• That follows a downturn in August as well, when hotel sales tax collections slid 11.8%.
• The numbers come from D.C.'s chief financial officer.

Flashback: To fight local crime, Trump deployed federal agents and the National Guard on Aug. 11, while also temporarily taking over the D.C. police department for a month.

• A judge recently ruled that the National Guard was unlawfully deployed.
• The decision is paused pending an appeal.
• D.C.'s lawyers had argued that the presence of over 2,000 troops on city streets drove tourists and customers away.