White House Alerts Secret Service, Suspects Marjorie Taylor Greene Tipped Protesters to President Trump’s Surprise Dinner
White House officials told the Secret Service they suspected Marjorie Taylor Greene tipped Code Pink about President Trump's surprise dinner at Joe's Seafood; Greene denies it.
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White House officials alerted the Secret Service, alleging Marjorie Taylor Greene may have informed antiwar group Code Pink of President Trump's unannounced September dinner, prompting security concerns.
Greene recommended Joe's Seafood to the president, called White House aides repeatedly to confirm his attendance, but did not attend the dinner, which aides found suspicious.
Code Pink protesters confronted Trump inside the restaurant, chanting against his policies; both Greene and Code Pink have denied any coordinated effort to tip off demonstrators.
The alleged tip-off intensified tensions between Greene and the president after earlier friction over polling, foreign policy disagreements, and her push to release the Epstein files.
Secret Service declined to confirm investigations, citing protective intelligence confidentiality; Greene said she will seek legal counsel and accused the White House of making up lies.
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According to Axios and subsequent reports, some White House officials grew suspicious because Greene had recommended Joe’s Seafood to Trump, repeatedly called aides to confirm whether he would be dining there, and did not attend the dinner herself, after which Code Pink protesters unexpectedly confronted Trump inside the restaurant.
Greene has denied the allegation as an “absolute” and “dangerous” lie, saying she had no knowledge of the timing of Trump’s reservation, insisting she would never endanger him, and arguing that only the White House or the restaurant could have informed Code Pink of his dinner plans.
A Code Pink spokesperson told Axios that the group did not learn about Trump’s reservation from Marjorie Taylor Greene, rejecting the idea that she tipped them off about the dinner.
During Trump’s September dinner at Joe’s Seafood, a small group of Code Pink–aligned protesters inside the restaurant waved Gaza flags and chanted slogans such as “Free D.C.! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!” before being removed by Secret Service agents.
Reports indicate that Trump’s aides viewed the protest incident as a “point of no return” in his relationship with Greene, contributing to a broader breakdown that also involved disputes over polling, foreign policy, and her push to release the Epstein files.
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