Officials questioned whether a former Republican lawmaker played a role in protesters reaching President Trump during an unannounced Washington dinner, according to a new report.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
The White House alerted the U.S. Secret Service last fall after internal concerns emerged that former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia may have disclosed information that enabled protesters to confront President Donald Trump during an unannounced restaurant visit in Washington, D.C., according to an Axios report published Friday.
The incident occurred in September when Trump was dining at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, a location Greene had previously recommended. During the meal, activists affiliated with Code Pink entered the restaurant and approached within a few feet of the president’s table, chanting slogans and disrupting the gathering. The breach raised immediate security concerns among White House and law enforcement officials, who questioned how the group became aware of the president’s presence.
According to the report, the episode marked a turning point in Trump’s relationship with Greene, once a close political ally who had since become an outspoken critic. Trump’s appearance at the restaurant—alongside Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet members—was intended to highlight improved public safety conditions in the capital following his decision to deploy the National Guard.
The dinner plans were shared with only a small group of aides, and the media was not notified in advance, Axios reported. In the aftermath, Trump aides conducted an internal review to determine whether information about the visit had been leaked.
Officials cited Greene’s actions on the day of the dinner as a source of suspicion. After recommending the restaurant, Greene reportedly made multiple calls to White House staffers to confirm whether Trump would attend. The report said Trump later called Greene directly shortly before departing the White House to verify his plans.
Greene, who did not appear at the restaurant during the dinner despite being a regular patron, denied any wrongdoing. She told Axios that claims she tipped off protesters were “an absolute lie — a dangerous lie,” adding, “I would never do that.”
It remains unclear whether the Secret Service opened a formal investigation into Greene, whose final day in Congress was Jan. 5.
Additional attention has focused on Greene’s personal relationship with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin. Benjamin and other Code Pink members later met with Greene following her November announcement that she would resign from Congress midway through her third term. Greene has publicly acknowledged the relationship, writing in a December post on X that she had enjoyed a friendship with Benjamin “for a few years now even though politics says that’s not allowed.”
During the restaurant incident, Code Pink demonstrators chanted phrases including “Free D.C.,” “Free Palestine,” and “Trump is the Hitler of our time,” according to the report.
White House officials have not publicly commented on the internal alert to the Secret Service, and no charges or formal accusations have been announced.
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