{"id":2484794,"date":"2025-09-10T15:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-calls-reignite-questions-about-trumps-secret-service-detail\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T15:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T19:22:30","slug":"close-calls-reignite-questions-about-trumps-secret-service-detail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/close-calls-reignite-questions-about-trumps-secret-service-detail\/","title":{"rendered":"Close calls reignite questions about Trump&#8217;s Secret Service detail"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fclose-calls-reignite-questions-about-trumps-secret-service-detail%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484794&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article discusses recent security concerns surrounding<\/a> former President Donald Trump, highlighting multiple incidents that have raised questions about the effectiveness of his Secret Service protection. Trump experienced two assassination attempts last year, leading to increased resources and reforms within the U.S. Secret Service under President Joe Biden&#8217;s management.<\/p>\n<p>more recently, during an unplanned dinner at Joe&#8217;s Seafood, Prime Steak &#038; Stone Crab in Washington, D.C., members of the anti-war feminist group CODEPINK managed to protest loudly near trump&#8217;s table, despite prior security screenings. Additionally, the Secret Service failed to detect a handgun during a security check at Trump&#8217;s Virginia golf course, though the gun owner was not in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuomo-to-partially-reopen-indoor-dining-in-nyc-for-valentines-day-if-positivity-rates-hold\/\" title=\"Cuomo To Partially Reopen Indoor Dining In NYC For Valentine\u2019s Day, \u2018If Positivity Rates Hold\u2019\">close proximity<\/a> to Trump and has since self-reported the oversight. The Secret Service official responsible for the screening has been placed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kenosha-wis-under-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-decision-in-jacob-blake-case\/\" title=\"Kenosha, Wis. under emergency declaration ahead of decision in Jacob Blake case\">administrative leave pending<\/a> an investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Both Secret Service Director sean Curran and Deputy Director Matthew Quinn visited the golf club to review the incident. The agency defended it&#8217;s protocols, noting that all guests, including protesters, were screened before Trump&#8217;s arrival during the restaurant incident, and that the situation was quickly controlled. A White House spokesperson stated that the administration is conducting fact-finding regarding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/apple-podcasts-glitch-affecting-access-to-podcast-episodes\/\" title=\"Apple Podcasts Glitch Affecting Access To Podcast Episodes\">recent episodes<\/a>, while affirming Trump&#8217;s trust in the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>CODEPINK organizers revealed they received a tip about Trump&#8217;s dinner plans, allowing them to make a last-minute reservation and prepare their protest, which involved direct confrontation. the group has also previously disrupted othre political figures, including President Biden. the episodes underscore ongoing scrutiny of the security measures ensuring Trump&#8217;s safety amid his 2024 campaign activities. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Secret Service in &lsquo;fact-finding mode&rsquo; after close calls reignite questions about Trump&rsquo;s protection<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2226047\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> faced two potentially serious security lapses recently, reigniting the questions about his personal safety that defined the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2024 campaign<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump survived two assassination attempts last year &mdash; one in Butler, Pennsylvania and the second at one of his Florida golf courses. The incidents led former President Joe Biden to surge resources to Trump&rsquo;s protective U.S. Secret Service detail and initiate reviews and reforms at the agency itself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3801136\/new-warning-chinese-student-espionage-costs-us-600-billion\/\">New warning about Chinese student &lsquo;espionage,&rsquo; which costs US $600 billion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3800661\/new-jersey-acting-comptroller-investigation-report-george-norcross-insurance-group\/\">New Jersey acting comptroller publishes investigation report on George Norcross insurance group<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3801410\/charlie-kirk-utah-valley-university-shooting\/\">Charlie Kirk shot at Utah Valley University event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>And on Tuesday night, Trump faced another security lapse, albeit one that didn&rsquo;t appear to place him in any immediate danger.<\/p>\n<p>Members of the anti-war, feminist group CODEPINK crashed the president&rsquo;s unscheduled trip to Joe&rsquo;s Seafood, Prime Steak &amp; Stone Crab just a few blocks northeast of the White House, chanting &ldquo;Free D.C. Free Palestine! Trump is the Hitler of our time!&rdquo; directly next to Trump&rsquo;s table. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">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. <\/p>\n<p>Two years into genocide, Gaza is under evacuation orders, Puerto Rico and Venezuela are in&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/546qb1s1MO\">pic.twitter.com\/546qb1s1MO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CODEPINK (@codepink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codepink\/status\/1965581735950737806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The trip marked Trump&rsquo;s first time eating at a restaurant in D.C., other than the restaurant in the formerly named Trump Hotel, since he entered office in 2017. It was meant to provide evidence that his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., was yielding results.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, just one week prior, Secret Service failed to detect a handgun during a routine security screening of a member of Trump&rsquo;s Sterling, Virginia, golf course. At the same time, the president himself was on the premises, as first reported by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/articles\/2025\/09\/10\/secret_service_missed_glock_in_bag_at_trump_golf_course_153262.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A senior Secret Service official confirmed the incident to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Wednesday afternoon, noting that the gun owner in question self-reported to the agency after realizing that his firearm had been missed during the screening.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The U.S. Secret Service takes the safety and security of our sites very seriously and there are redundant security layers built into every one,&rdquo; the official said in a statement. &ldquo;Video surveillance indicates the club member was never in close physical proximity to the President&rsquo;s location at any point while at the golf club.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Secret Service employee responsible for screening the club member in question has been removed from all operational duties and is currently on administrative leave until an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fiat-chrysler-to-pay-30m-settlement-linked-to-racketeering-scandal\/\" title=\"Fiat Chrysler to pay M settlement linked to racketeering scandal\">internal investigation<\/a> into their actions concludes, the official added.<\/p>\n<p>A senior White House official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that both USSS Director Sean Curran and Deputy Director Matthew Quinn visited Trump&rsquo;s Virginia club to be personally briefed on the matter.<\/p>\n<p>A Secret Service official additionally defended the agency&rsquo;s protocols regarding Tuesday&rsquo;s disruption.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All restaurant guests were screened prior to the President&rsquo;s arrival, including the protestors who had made a reservation to gain access,&rdquo; the official said. &ldquo;The situation inside the restaurant was quickly resolved by Secret Service personnel who were actively engaged in ensuring the President&rsquo;s safety and the dinner continued without further incident. The safety and security of the President remains our highest priority.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A senior White House aide said that the administration was still in &ldquo;fact-finding mode&rdquo; regarding Tuesday but declined additional comment.<\/p>\n<p>Joe&rsquo;s Seafood, Prime Steak &amp; Stone Crab directed questions about when the protesters arrived to the public relations group Lettuce Entertain You, which declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Code Pink confirmed to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that D.C. organizer Olivia DiNucci and other members of the group were able to gain access to Joe&rsquo;s ahead of the president&rsquo;s arrival after receiving a reliable tip that the president would be eating dinner there Tuesday night. <\/p>\n<p>DiNucci explained in an interview with <em>The Washingtonian<\/em> that, after receiving the tip, she immediately made a last-minute reservation before biking to the restaurant to meet a small group of protesters, arriving roughly an hour before Trump showed up. The group proceeded to order dinner and drinks while planning out their shouted protests of the president.<\/p>\n<p>DiNucci added that she had no idea that the restaurant would seat Trump out in the open, or that he&rsquo;d be seated at the table located directly next to hers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3800350\/trump-wants-death-penalty-decarlos-brown-jr-murder-iryna-zarutska\/\"><strong>TRUMP WANTS DEATH PENALTY FOR &lsquo;ANIMAL&rsquo; WHO KILLED IRYNA ZARUTSKA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Videos CODEPINK posted to Social Media show the disruptors engaging with Trump from just a few feet away.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesperson for CODEPINK additionally told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the group &ldquo;never passes up an opportunity when it arrives,&rdquo; and that they had similarly confronted former President Joe Biden during a meal out in D.C. over the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: We ran into President Biden at dinner in DC &ndash; he can eat peace when there&rsquo;s peace for the people and planet too! &#9996;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PeaceInUkraine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PeaceInUkraine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CubaS%C3%ADBloqueoNo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CubaS&iacute;BloqueoNo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QGSgDtjmrL\">pic.twitter.com\/QGSgDtjmrL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CODEPINK (@codepink) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codepink\/status\/1627116420562558976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;So I guess you can say we are equal opportunity disrupters,&rdquo; the CODEPINK spokesperson explained.<\/p>\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt suggested that Trump remains confident in Curran and the Secret Service.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As for the president, in the past he has said he trusts USSS and the job they do to protect him,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Secret Service reviews Trump security after recent close calls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2484795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25253077503760.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63038,5894,34163,3646,3634],"class_list":["post-2484794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-close-calls","tag-politics","tag-secret-service","tag-security","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25253077503760.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484794"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484798,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484794\/revisions\/2484798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}