The Washington Post notes that, while job numbers are far from what Himself might hope (or Claim), his administration has given a huge boost to one sector: Port-a-Potties.
The, um, stimulus to the nation’s capital’s plastican industry was not intended by the Self administration, but has been something of a, er, by-product.
Washington’s portable toilet industry is flush, thanks to Trump
The Trump presidency has brought an increased number of protests — and, yes, bladders and bowels — to the Mall. Protest organizers are renting record numbers of porta-potties in the Trump era for demonstrators to relieve themselves between chants and marches.
The National Park Service, which oversees the Mall, requires demonstration permit holders to provide one portable toilet for every 300 participants, 20 percent of which must be wheelchair-accessible, said Mike Litterst, a spokesman for the agency.
The logistics of mass protests in relation to nature’s call are more complicated than organizers expect. Few actual attendees check the RSVP boxes on organizations’ web sites, which led to a drastic shortage of the plastic outhouses during January’s Women’s March.
But, whether or not attendees declare, “I’m Going,” they will be, and will need a place to do so, which has led to boom times for DC companies like Gotta Go Now and Don’s Johns (whose boxes had their brands covered by staffers for the Don-in-Chief before his biggest ever ever ever inauguration).
While it remains to be seen how the District’s and the nation’s economies will fare in the Self years, it’s clear that, in times like these, dealing with a load of crap is, without doubt, a growth industry.