"She said she recommended the restaurant to Trump but didn't know when he would go there. Greene added that only the fancy lobbyist hangout - a few blocks from the White House, at 15th and H NW - and Trump aides knew of the reservation. She said: "The story you should be writing is why didn't the Secret Service sweep the restaurant," and have metal detectors at the door?"
"Zoom in: Trump's Sept. 9 outing to Joe's with Vice President Vance and several Cabinet members was part of an effort to show the president's deployment of National Guard troops had made D.C. streets safer. Protesters with the liberal group Code Pink got within feet of Trump's table and chanted: "Free DC.! Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!""
"Trump later called for an investigation of Code Pink, saying, "they should be put in jail." Trump's team met with Secret Service leaders to discuss the confrontation at the restaurant and his security. Code Pink spokesperson Melissa Garriga rejected the notion that Greene told the group about Trump's dinner plans. "That absolutely did not happen, to the point it is comical," Garriga told Axios."
Greene denied revealing Trump's dinner plans, calling any suggestion an "absolute lie" and saying she only recommended the restaurant without knowing when he would go. She said the Joe's reservation was known only to the lobbyist venue and Trump aides and questioned why the Secret Service did not sweep the restaurant or have metal detectors. Trump's Sept. 9 outing with Vice President Vance and Cabinet members aimed to showcase improved D.C. safety after National Guard deployment. Code Pink protesters approached Trump's table and chanted. Trump called for an investigation, his team met with the Secret Service, and Code Pink denied Greene alerted the group. White House officials cited Greene's restaurant suggestion and other factors as reasons for suspicion but offered no direct evidence.
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