Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hit back against an Axios report that the White House told the Secret Service she may have tipped off Code Pink protesters about Trump’s unscheduled visit to a DC restaurant she recommended, leading to an activist ambush that went viral on social media.
“Only the WH set up President Trump’s reservation at Joe’s, NOT ME!! I had ZERO knowledge of when his reservation was! The only people who could have tipped off Code Pink was the restaurant or the WH!” MTG wrote on X following the report, calling it ” an ABSOLUTE LIE, A DANGEROUS LIE,” and insisting “I would NEVER do that.”
According to Axios, Greene had recommended “Joe’s Seafood”, a restaurant in Washington D.C., to the commander-in-chief as a last minute dinner location for his team.
Upon Trump’s arrival, a “chaotic confrontation” occurred between Code Pink protesters and Trump, which officials say “embarrassed the president and intensified concerns in the White House about his safety.”
REPORT: The White House told Secret Service that MTG may have tipped off protesters about his surprise visit to Joe’s Seafood back in September, according to Axios.
Viral footage shows Trump being confronted by Code Pink protesters who called him ‘Hitler.’
In response to Axios,… pic.twitter.com/iRFT6H1kEy
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 9, 2026
The White House claims that after recommending the president go to Joe’s, Greene repeatedly called Trump staffers the day of the dinner to confirm he was going. After Trump heard about Greene’s outreach, he called her shortly before leaving the White House and confirmed his planned visit, the sources said. Greene, who was a regular at the restaurant, didn’t show up at the location when Trump and other officials were there, which struck some Trump aides as odd.
So, someone’s lying…
The incident with Code Pink took place just one day before the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. With two separate attempts on Trump’s life previous to his re-election, which the Secret Service notably botched both times – not to mention an endless array of violent actions on the part of progressive protesters in recent months, left-wing activists coming within proximity to Trump has become a national security concern.
White House aides pointed out that Greene has publicly touted her friendship with Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin in the past, writing on X Dec. 10:
“I have enjoyed a friendship with Medea for a few years now even though politics says that’s not allowed.”
“Marjorie is closer with the hosts of ‘The View’ than the president,” a former senior administration official said of Greene.
The Rift
After spending 2016 – 2023 as one of Trump’s most loyal defenders, Greene became increasingly vocal in late 2023 over blank-check foreign aid, including the Ukraine war, and Israel-related packages (particularly when tied to Ukraine funding) – however she didn’t take shots at Trump himself until she signed a discharge petition to force the release of the Epstein files, something Trump had promised to do on the campaign trail only to become defensive with reporters when asked about it in early 2025.
In October, she slammed part of Trump’s second-term agenda – such as his $40 billion bailout of Argentina – as “America Last,” telling Axios “It’s a revolving door at the White House of foreign leaders when Americans are, you know, screaming from their lungs,” though she praised Trump multiple times throughout the interview as having done “a great job in a lot of places.”
In November, Trump lashed out at MTG and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for joining the Democrats to force a floor vote on the Epstein Files release – officially announcing he was withdrawing his “support and endorsement” of Greene. Trump claimed that Greene’s complaints about his policies spring from when Trump sent her a poll “stating that she should not run” for governor or the Senate, adding that he’s heard Greene is “upset that I don’t return her phone calls anymore.” The president said he stands ready to give the “right” Republican primary challenger of Greene his “Complete and Unyielding Support.”
In December 2025 Greene explicitly accused Trump of putting Israel’s interests over those of the United States, suggesting he has ‘served pro-Israel and establishment interests’ at the expense of domestic priorities.
“For an America First president, the number one focus should have been domestic policy, and it wasn’t,” she told CBS‘s ’60 Minutes,” adding that Trump “has served Israel’s interest, even attacking Iran,” and slammed what she called his service to “Big Pharma” and “crypto donors.”
Greene also became one of the very few Republicans to publicly describe Israel’s conduct in Gaza as “genocide,” and proposed an amendment in the House to end US funding of Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system – while also arguing that AIPAC should be legally required to register as a foreign agent because she believes it steers US policy in ways that aren’t aligned with ‘America First.’
Since breaking with Trump, Greene has given several interviews with left-wing news outlets, including The View, CNN, NPR, Meet the Press, and the NY Times – all of which were happy to have her attack their mortal enemy.
Indeed, MTG has become quite cozy with far-left media outlets and the militant progressive coven at The View in the runup to her departure from Congress – in some cases apologizing to them for her “toxic” rhetoric in the past.
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