Overview
- Trump’s Sept. 9 visit to Joe’s Seafood drew Code Pink protesters who got within feet of his table during an unannounced outing with Vice President Vance and Cabinet members.
- White House suspicions centered on Greene recommending the restaurant, her repeated calls to staff seeking confirmation that day, and her friendship with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin.
- Greene denied tipping off anyone and called the allegation a dangerous lie, adding that security should have swept the restaurant and used metal detectors.
- Code Pink’s spokesperson rejected the notion that Greene alerted the group, calling the claim comical, while the media was not briefed in advance about the dinner.
- Trump aides pressed Secret Service leaders about the episode after the president urged an investigation of Code Pink, and the confrontation further strained his relationship with Greene, who resigned from Congress this week.