Code Pink activists disrupted President Donald Trump’s dinner at a Washington, D.C., restaurant on September 9, chanting slogans and displaying miniature Gaza flags feet from his table.
The protesters entered Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab by securing reservations before launching their demonstration against Trump and his cabinet members.
The far-left feminist group Code Pink claimed responsibility for the protest. D.C. organizer Olivia DiNucci explained that “While Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth, and others feasted at a steakhouse, we stood our ground and told them the truth,” per a Code Pink press release.
Video footage shows protesters shouting as Trump entered the venue, chanting, “Trump, you are not welcome here,” and “free D.C., free Palestine.” His arrival drew a mixed response from other diners. Some applauded, while others joined the chorus of disapproval.
CODEPINK activists disrupted Trump, Vance, Hegseth, Rubio, and other cabinet members’ dinner.
They feast while Gaza starves.
Trump is the Hitler of our time.
Free DC. Free Palestine!
Stop terrorizing communities all over the world!! pic.twitter.com/dPLeWIwHLH— CODEPINK (@codepink) September 10, 2025
Trump ordered that the activists be removed. Security personnel escorted the Code Pink demonstrators out of the venue.
Commentator Laura Loomer criticized the incident on X. She described Code Pink as “a CCP and Iran affiliated group that sympathizes with HAMAS.”
Loomer called the protest “extremely dangerous” and questioned how activists knew Trump and his cabinet members would be there.
“HAMAS is an Iranian proxy. Iran has tried to assassinate President Trump multiple times,” she wrote. Loomer added, “What the hell is wrong with Secret Service? Are they trying to get Trump shot again?”
The confrontation drew national media coverage. Code Pink has a history of high-profile protests targeting U.S. officials over foreign policy, particularly in the Middle East.