DC pizzeria owner says hosting Trump would be a 'privilege,' rejects fears of 'political maelstrom'
A Washington D C pizzeria owner denied having any concerns over potentially hosting President Donald Trump on Friday after a local magazine referenced her business in an article about the anticipated political maelstrom Washingtonian food editor Jessica Sidman wrote on Thursday that any restaurant in the nation s capital would be in a losing situation whether it welcomed Trump or not Sidman referenced Menomale Pizzeria as an example of a place that faced boycotts and backlash after congratulating Trump s presidential win in shortly after the balloting M ost restaurants would serve him because that s just what restaurants do Still they would undoubtedly face boycott threats from locals and an onslaught of online and real-life rage Sidman wrote DC FOOD WORKERS VOW TRUMP PERSONNEL WON'T FEEL WELCOMED WHEN DINING OUT IN NATION'S CAPITALMenomale Pizzeria s owner Mariya Rusciano took to X after the article was published to clarify that despite Sidman s argument she would consider it disrespectful to reject any president and welcomed an opportunity for Trump to visit It is disrespectful to turn POTUS away It also means turning away millions of fellow Americans who voted differently We welcome everyone it would be a privilege to welcome POTUS Also we hear realDonaldTrump eats pizza with a fork knife like a true Neapolitan Rusciano wrote on her shop s X account She nevertheless thanked Sidman for mentioning her restaurant in the article in a follow-up post In an additional comment to Fox News Digital Rusciano reiterated that hosting Trump would be a privilege and hoped that her story could be used as a sign of unity in D C We do not want to be associated with the notion that a D C business should fear to welcome the president or that we fear to welcome him because of what happened back in November with our congratulatory post Rusciano reported Quite the opposite is true it would be a privilege D C RESTAURANT SERVER FIRED AFTER COMMENTS ABOUT REFUSING AMENITY TO SELECTED TRUMP OFFICIALSShe continued Of subject we were instantly subjected to calls for boycott and name-calling but overall we got multiple more likes than dislikes This is encouraging and we stand for civility unity and respect for all Americans in the Nation's Capital I hope that our story can be highlighted as a positive example of what D C should stand for - civility unity and tolerance Rusciano previously advised Fox News Harris Faulkner in December that she assumed there was a more positive shift happening in D C after seeing the response to her original post CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP As the post started going viral across D C and the region we received various more messages of promotion far outweighing the negative comments which really displayed me that people even in a place like D C are tired of the divisive rhetoric and it's about time we come together and start honoring one another as fellow Americans Rusciano reported
