President Donald Trump went out for dinner Tuesday night in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the stunning success of his crime fighting measures in the nation’s capital. The event was marred by protesters from the Hamas terrorist supporting group, Code Pink, who were waiting inside the restaurant to heckle Trump.
Trump was joined by Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and several other senior administration officials for dinner at Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab, located just two blocks from the White House at 750 15th St., NW.
In a show of how well he has secured D.C. from violent crime, Trump spoke to reporters for several minutes while on the sidewalk outside the restaurant as Vance, Rubio and Hegseth stood nearby.
.@POTUS, @VP, and members of the cabinet go out for dinner in Washington, D.C. after the historic drop in crime: “It’s a safe city and I just want to thank the National Guard… The outcome is really spectacular. We have a capital that’s very, very safe right now.” pic.twitter.com/kTjecWotGu
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 9, 2025
Full video of sidewalk gaggle:
A crowd gathered across the street greeted Trump with a mix of cheers and boos.
Some protests and cheers as President Donald Trump walks into Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steak & Stone Crab. Area is packed with Secret Service pic.twitter.com/4mErFfFkMx
— Chris Quintana (@CQuintanaDC) September 9, 2025
Code Pink leader Susan “Medea” Benjamin can be seen and heard at the 28 second mark protesting in support of Hamas across the street as Trump arrived:
Trump booed as he enters Joe’s Seafood a block from the White House. pic.twitter.com/oGVWj0pPmp
— Jessica Sidman (@jsidman) September 9, 2025
Once inside the restaurant, Trump was warmly received by diners.
.@POTUS is greeted with cheers as he dines in D.C.: “We have a safe city. Enjoy yourselves — you won’t be mugged going home. Have a good time, everybody. Don’t drink too much.” pic.twitter.com/y0Vv7i6K3N
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2025
Several protesters, likely tipped off in advance by restaurant staff in the 90 percent voting District of Columbia, started heckling Trump with a chant of, “Free D.C., free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time!” while waving Palestinian flag motif banners.
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
Trump stared down the protesters, who were eventually removed from the restaurant.
Pro-Palestine protesters leaving Joe’s Seafood restaurant shortly after Trump’s arrival for dinner pic.twitter.com/Vn42rLJL8E
— Danny Kemp (@dannyctkemp) September 9, 2025
Code Pink posted a video taking credit for heckling Trump inside the restaurant, “While Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others feasted at a steakhouse, we stood our ground and told them the truth: Free DC. Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.
Two years into genocide, Gaza is under evacuation orders, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are in the crosshairs, and the Pentagon openly calls itself the Department of War. Trump looked us in the eyes, we made sure he will never dine in peace while communities are under siege.”
While Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth and others feasted at a steakhouse, we stood our ground and told them the truth: Free DC. Free Palestine. Trump is the Hitler of our time.
Two years into genocide, Gaza is under evacuation orders, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are in… pic.twitter.com/546qb1s1MO
— CODEPINK (@codepink) September 10, 2025
For over twenty years, Code Pink has worked with terrorists, state sponsors of terrorism, communist and Islamist regimes against the United States, Israel and the West. Code Pink co-leader Jodie Evans also funded Barack Obama.
