Someone in town for Robert Trump's White House funeral punched a server at D.C.'s Fig & Olive

[mahatmakanejeeves]

ThatsWhoTheyAreHat Retweeted

NEWS: I got a tip that someone in town for Robert Trump's White House funeral punched a server tonight at D.C.'s Fig & Olive restaurant. I called and an employee there confirmed it: "Somebody blindsided one of my servers. Clocked him right in the nose."

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I'm told some in the group were still carrying funeral programs. The "unruly" group lashed out when the restaurant couldn't accommodate their large party. Employee: "It’s a pandemic, doing the best we can. Totally uncalled for." Employee says no "high-profile" Trump was involved.

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The employee says he believes the server's nose is broken.
I asked if police were involved. Employee says they have security at City Center and he thought they were handling it with DC police. But neither security nor police did anything.

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I can't find a news source for the story. The Daily Mail, which is click bait and gossip, quotes from these tweets.

In any case, this is hardly news of national interest.

[SheltieLover]

1. NBC has story

Look at Brooklynight's post just before yours.

Thx for posting!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

2. That's just the Twitter account of somebody who works for NBC News.

NBC News itself is not running the story. It isn't at the usual DC-area sites yet either, but those writers are still just waking up.

The Daily Mail is no more than a click bait-laden news aggregator.

Thanks, and good morning.

[SheltieLover]

3. Gm to you too! 🌝🍵

Ty for explaining!

I sincerely hope the pos was arrested!

[Frustratedlady]

4. Sounds like "entitlement" runs in the family's friends, as well.

How excruciating it must be to be around these clowns. I suppose it just rubs off and they don't realize how embarrassing it is to others.

I doubt he was arrested. He probably pleaded grief.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Guest Of Robert Trump Funeral Party Allegedly Punches Employee At D.C. Restaurant

AUG 22, 3:36 PM

Guest Of Robert Trump Funeral Party Allegedly Punches Employee At D.C. Restaurant
Colleen Grablick https://twitter.com/colleengrablick

A member of a funeral party for President Trump’s late brother allegedly punched an employee at a D.C. restaurant Friday night.

NBC News White House correspondent Geoff Bennett tweeted that he confirmed the assault with an employee at the downtown restaurant, Fig & Olive.

“Somebody blindsided one of my servers,” Bennett quotes an employee as saying. “Clocked him right in the nose.”

NEWS: I got a tip that someone in town for Robert Trump's White House funeral punched a server tonight at D.C.'s Fig & Olive restaurant. I called and an employee there confirmed it: "Somebody blindsided one of my servers. Clocked him right in the nose."

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DCist spoke with a representative of Fig & Olive who confirmed that an employee was punched in the nose last night. Another spokesperson for Fig & Olive also confirmed that an assault on an employee occurred. Both representatives said the guest in question had attended a funeral.

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D.C. police say they had no reports indicating that police responded to an assault at Fig & Olive Friday night.