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Donald Trump’s team is still struggling with this There was a clash between protesters last month According to a report, he fell at the President’s feet while he was dining at a restaurant near the White House.
Just weeks after Trump launched a federal occupation of the nation’s capital, protesters accompanied grassroots organizing Code Pink foiled their dinner plans On September 9, a slogan was posted at Joe’s Seafood: “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!”
The president initially appeared unaffected by the confrontation but then gestured to his security team and urged: “Get them out of here.” The White House similarly downplayed the incident, posting other footage from the restaurant Write On X that the President was “greeted with cheers while dining in D.C.”
Internally, the President’s team is still concerned about the incident, Axios Informed.
Following the incident, Trump’s Chief of Staff Susie Wills reportedly called Secret Service leaders into her office, telling them that it was “unacceptable” that protesters came so close to the President and warned that it could not happen again.
Independent The White House has been contacted for comment.
Doubts remain over how protesters knew Trump would be at the restaurant — especially after he survived an assassination attempt while speaking at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July 2024.
Other security concerns have emerged recently. Last week, FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the bureau is investigating “Suspicious stance” A direct view of the exit area from Trump Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in Florida.
Code Pink DC organizer Olivia DiNucci told The Daily Beast Last month the group made a reservation just to gain access to the restaurant.
“We actually had a reservation and got a reservation at the last minute and went in,” he said. “We thought it was just going to be Trump, we didn’t know it was all of his Cabinet people, and we didn’t think he’d be in such an open room – we thought he’d be in a separate area – and we were put really close to him.”
Independent For more information contact Code Pink.
Secret Service spokesperson said Independent In a statement: “All restaurant guests were screened prior to the President’s arrival, including protesters who had made reservations to gain entry.”
“The situation inside the restaurant was quickly resolved by Secret Service personnel, who were actively engaged in ensuring the President’s safety, and the dinner continued without incident,” the spokesperson said. “The safety and security of the President remains our top priority.”
At the time, many in the MAGA world questioned the Secret Service’s diligence and whether anyone had provided information about the President’s location.
Florida GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna wrote X was bombarded with questions: “Did someone leak the President’s location to the organization that came to oppose him? Was this code pink? How were they allowed to get so close to him?” He further said, “Where was the Secret Service and was there someone in the Secret Service who leaked his location? This needs to be looked into.”