{"id":98146,"date":"2021-01-24T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=98146"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:08:27","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T14:08:27","slug":"big-cities-re-open-indoor-dining-but-only-now-that-trump-is-out-of-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-cities-re-open-indoor-dining-but-only-now-that-trump-is-out-of-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Cities Re-Open Indoor Dining, But Only Now that Trump Is Out of Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-cities-re-open-indoor-dining-but-only-now-that-trump-is-out-of-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=98146&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<p class=\"featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-be_large size-be_large wp-image-2484691 wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Trump-and-Biden-2-913x479.jpg\" alt=\"Democratic officials change their views on allowing indoor dining just as former President Donald Trump, left, leaves office.\" width=\"913\" height=\"479\" \/>Mandel Ngan &#8211; AFP; Pete Marovich &#8211; Pool\/ Getty ImagesDemocratic officials change their views on allowing indoor dining just as former President Donald Trump leaves office and President Joe Biden enters. (Mandel Ngan &#8211; AFP; Pete Marovich &#8211; Pool\/ Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In a change in policy that came at the same time as the change in presidents, indoor dining is now being allowed by several Democratic officials.<\/p>\n<p>The decisions come despite President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/even-cnn-hits-biden-fact-check-false-outburst-reporter\">Joe Biden<\/a> warning that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2021\/jan\/21\/joe-biden-national-covid-strategy-pete-buttigieg\">COVID-19 pandemic<\/a> will \u201cget worse before it gets better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington, D.C., allowed indoor dining again starting Friday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/small-business\/indoor-dining-gets-ok-in-big-cities-just-after-trump-leaves-office?fbclid=IwAR08_l8yyOB5F-s7x7pf--3Rci69t0UmIo-zxcqBYuevjIxYHO_0VYHcxbU\">Fox Business<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In its reporting on the decision, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/coronavirus-virginia-maryland-dc\/2021\/01\/21\/52a28a78-5be7-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html\">The Washington Post<\/a> noted that it came even though the city was in the so-called \u201cred zone\u201d of infections.<\/p>\n<p>The Post reported that, in theory, red zone conditions are supposed to result in a ban on indoor dining.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-extras trending\"><strong>TRENDING:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-rescinds-trump-order-keeping-china-american-power-grid\">Biden Rescinds Trump Order Keeping China Out of American Power Grid<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many found the timing of the change <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/despite-mask-mandate-strict-stay-home-orders-los-angeles-county-first-hit-grim-covid-milestone\">significant,<\/a> if not downright suspicious:<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore is also allowing indoor dining with capacity limits on restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just hopeful that we can continue to keep them open and hopeful that our cases continue to go the way they have,\u201d Democratic Mayor Brandon Scott told <a href=\"https:\/\/foxbaltimore.com\/news\/local\/baltimore-city-mayor-brandon-scott-covid-update-january-20\">WBFF-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Michigan, Democratic Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/gov-whitmer-tries-sneak-gun-control-covid-relief-package\">Gretchen Whitmer<\/a> said that after returning from President Joe Biden\u2019s inauguration, she decided the virus numbers were such that restaurants could reopen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-extras related\"><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/south-dakota-rejected-lockdowns-mask-orders-now-look-amazing-milestone-economy-hit-states-collapse\">South Dakota Rejected Lockdowns and Mask Orders; Now Look at the Amazing Milestone Its Economy Hit as Other States Collapse<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pause has worked. The efforts we have made together to protect our families, frontline workers and hospitals have dramatically reduced cases and we have saved lives,\u201d Whitmer said, according to Fox Business.<\/p>\n<p>The move brought a variety of reactions, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox17online.com\/news\/coronavirus\/michigan-organizations-react-to-indoor-dining-reopening-feb-1\">WXMI-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs one of the only states with an indoor dining ban, the pause has had a devastating impact on this industry and its workforce, putting many workers on unemployment and small businesses on the edge of bankruptcy with an uncertain future,\u201d Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rick Baker told the station.<\/p>\n<p>Justin Winslow, president of the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association, called the change \u201cgood, if overdue news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Scott Ellis, executive director of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association, said Trump-era lockdowns imposed by Whitmer have already had an impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, roughly 5 percent of bars and restaurants in the state have already closed for good. Overbearing restrictions like these will keep places closed because they\u2019ll lose less money being closed than by being open at 25 percent,\u201d Ellis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-ask\">We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/about\/ethics-editorial-standards\">editorial standards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a change in policy that came at the same time as the change in presidents, indoor dining is now being allowed by several Democratic officials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2181625,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Trump-and-Biden-2-913x479.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Big Cities Re-Open Indoor Dining, But Only Now that Trump Is Out of Office","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98146","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Trump-and-Biden-2-913x479.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Big Cities Re-Open Indoor Dining, But Only Now that Trump Is Out of Office","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98146\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2181625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98146"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98146"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}