Washington, DC Businesses Barricade Windows Ahead Of Election Day

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-05 14:51:32 | Updated at 2024-11-05 19:36:07 4 hours ago

Washington, DC Businesses Barricade Windows Ahead Of Election Day
Daily Caller ^ | November 04, 2024 | Thomas English - Contributor

Posted on 11/05/2024 6:47:52 AM PST by Red Badger

Some Washington, D.C. businesses have begun boarding up their doors and windows in anticipation of post-Election Day chaos.

Sheets of plywood were seen shielding the windows of several businesses near the White House on Monday, including McDonald’s, Panera Bread and Potbelly Sandwich Shop. Fearing social unrest following Tuesday’s presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, these businesses have taken precautions.

“We’re just getting ready for some stuff that could happen,” a Panera Bread employee told the Daily Caller. “We think there could be a little bit of chaos happening, especially in this area. It happened four years ago — a lot of people breaking our doors in.”

Other businesses are less concerned — even nonchalant — amid rumblings of post-election chaos.

“The consensus among us is [that there are] no safety concerns,” a bartender at The Bottom Line, which was not barricaded, told the Caller. “It’s precaution. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best … [Bottom Line] been here for 45 years, so we’ve survived a lot worse.”

“Something’s gonna happen … if Trump doesn’t win, a bunch of s—t is going to go down. If Trump does win, there’s going to be a bunch of s—t going down,” a bartender at The Xchange, also not barricaded, told the Caller. “I’m gonna sit on the roof and just drink.”

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela Smith emphasized the need to maintain law and order ahead of Tuesday in a press briefing Oct. 29.

“I want to be very clear,” she said. “We will not tolerate any violence of any kind. We will not tolerate any riots. We will not tolerate the destruction of property. We will not tolerate any unlawful behavior. Offenders will be arrested and will be held accountable.”

The Caller reached out to media officials at McDonald’s, Panera Bread and Potbelly Sandwich Shop for comment but did not hear back by the time of publication.

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1 posted on 11/05/2024 6:47:52 AM PST by Red Badger

To: Red Badger

Smart move. Everyone knows the libs will throw a temper tantrum if Trump wins.

2 posted on 11/05/2024 6:49:05 AM PST by BradtotheBone (When I die I want the GOP to be my Pallbearers, so they can let me down one last time.)

To: Red Badger

Protests are ok, riots are not. Arrests and jail time are the only way to stop it. (If I had my way, they’d be shot).

3 posted on 11/05/2024 6:51:20 AM PST by brownsfan (It's going to take real, serious, hard times to wake the American public.)

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