One has to be concerned about the safety of President Donald Trump after assassination attempts, the hatred of the left, and even threats from foreign governments.
That's why security lapses, like what happened in September at the Joe’s seafood restaurant in D.C., raise big questions. Protesters got almost within arm's reach of President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members when they arrived for dinner. How were they allowed to get this close, and why hadn't the Secret Service ensured that the restaurant was secure before Trump and his party arrived? And what does that mean for security if they let that go by?
In a video obtained by CNN, you can see the president is approached by protestors chanting “Free DC” and “Free Palestine” as he makes his way to his table pic.twitter.com/593jx6qMc7
— Samantha Waldenberg (@Sam_Waldenberg) September 10, 2025
The protesters were ridiculous, chanting, "Trump is the Hitler of our time!"
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Tom Fitton of Judicial Watch has been trying to get answers.
“I’m just really concerned about the president’s safety,” Fitton told The NY Post. He said Trump was walked into a potentially dangerous situation at the restaurant, Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab. His website has been trying for three months to get information.
Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Dec. 18 in Washington DC Federal Court seeking “all internal emails and text messages among USSS officials in the Presidential Protective Division regarding the presence of Code Pink protestors” at the eatery.
It also wants “all emails sent between USSS officials and any email account ending in @codepink.org.”
The government allegedly ignored a Dec. 9 deadline to provide the information under the Freedom of Information Act, according to court papers.
Why are they not responding to the FOIA? And why don't we already know how the protesters knew that Trump was going to that restaurant? Who did the activists get their tip from?
The agency claimed all the guests at the restaurant were screened before Trump arrived, and they're not commenting on the lawsuit. But how do you let Code Pink in? At this point, the protesters from Code Pink should be known to the Secret Service and other law enforcement agencies in D.C. How do you not see Palestinian banners/flags? And if you miss that, what else are you missing?
Former FBI Assistant Director Chris Swecker called the incident with Code Pink “an unbelievable security lapse."
“I can’t believe they would let random people sit in that close proximity to them. That’s crazy. That’s like’s like the days when Abraham Lincoln would ride down Pennsylvania Avenue in his coach and buggy with no protection.”
This is just one of the incidents with questions lingering. They also somehow let a guy who had a Glock through security at the Trump National Golf Club in Virginia when Trump was there. They claimed he wasn't in proximity to Trump. Then, there are still a lot of unanswered questions from the Butler, PA, assassination attempt.
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There need to be answers.
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