Overview
- Code Pink organizer Olivia DiNucci stood and sarcastically introduced Scott Bessent to diners before condemning U.S. sanctions as “economic warfare.”
- During the exchange, Bessent told DiNucci, “You are ignorant, and you have no idea how ignorant you are,” as she alleged sanctions cause mass deaths.
- A NOTUS reporter at Reveler’s Hour said Bessent asked staff to remove the protester, and he later left the restaurant during the incident.
- A source close to Bessent told NOTUS he departed because the owner would not remove the heckler, while the restaurant did not immediately comment.
- Code Pink celebrated the action on social media and, according to the Daily Caller, pointed to a press release claiming credit; the outlet also recapped DiNucci’s September protest near President Trump and reiterated contested claims about the group’s funding and affiliations.