President Donald Trump has reportedly alerted the Secret Service about Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former ally who has since become an adversary, over suspicions that she disclosed the location of his dinner to pro-Palestinian protesters, leading to a potentially hazardous situation.
In September, Trump visited a high-end steakhouse in Washington, D.C., accompanied by Vice President JD Vance and other Cabinet members. This outing was part of a broader initiative to demonstrate that the deployment of National Guard troops in the capital had improved the city’s safety.
During the dinner, Trump was approached by activists from Code Pink, an anti-war and pro-Palestine group known to have connections with Greene. The protesters positioned themselves just feet away from Trump, shouting slogans like: “Free DC! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!”
The confrontation raised alarms within the White House, especially given that it occurred just a year after an assassination attempt on Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
According to sources from the White House, as reported by Axios, the incident marked a significant turning point in Trump’s relationship with Greene, with many suspecting she had informed the protesters about his dinner plans.
Greene, however, has denied the accusations, stating that any claim of her leaking Trump’s dinner plans is “an absolute lie, a dangerous lie.” She clarified that while she did recommend the restaurant to the president, she was unaware of the specific timing of his visit.
Officials, however, say that after Greene recommended the restaurant to Trump, she repeatedly called WHite House staffers the day of the dinner to confirm Trump was going. Trump heard about Greene’s calls and informed her shortly before leaving the White House that he planned on attending the steakhouse.
It is unclear whether the Secret Service opened up an official investigation into Greene. Greene refused to confirm whether she was contacted by the Secret Service over the incident.
Last September, liberal DC protesters confronted Donald Trump at a restaurant in a shocking event that spurred a sitdown with Secret Service. Trump believes that Greene leaked his location to the group
Marjorie Taylor Greene at a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security named ‘Worldwide Threats to the Homeland’ at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 11
Trump reportedly told Greene he was attending Joe’s Steakhouse minutes before he was confronted by liberal protesters in DC
Greene said, ‘The story you should be writing is why didn’t the Secret Service sweep the restaurant.’
Code Pink spokesperson Melissa Garriga dismissed the claim that Greene warned the group about Trump’s dinner plans.
‘That absolutely did not happen, to the point it is comical,’ Garriga said.
White House officials did not provide direct evidence that Greene leaked Trump’s location to the liberal protest group but gave two reasons for their suspicions.
White House officials claim that after Trump alerted Greene about his plans to attend the restaurant – claim that Greene denies – she did not show up when the president arrived.
Moreover, White House aides accused Greene of maintaining a friendly relationship with Code Pink co-founder and leader Medea Benjamin.
Greene and the liberal protest organization are united in their opposition to US support for Israel.
The group praised Greene last June for opposing Trump’s bombing of nuclear facilities in Iran.
The group’s leader, Benjamin, visited Greene in November as a show of support shortly after Greene announced she would resign from Congress.
Trump attended the dinner with his top officials and aides
‘I have enjoyed a friendship with Medea for a few years now, even though politics says that’s not allowed,’ Greene said.
Trump’s relationship with Greene, meanwhile, began to deteriorate at the start of his second term after the president warned Greene that she’d lose the Georgia Senate race to a Democrat.
After Trump sent Greene polling indicating that she’d lose a general election Senate race, she began to publicly criticize the president by claiming he had abandoned his ‘America First’ principles.
