After protesters got within a few feet of President Trump at a D.C. restaurant last month, his team was so alarmed it had a tense talk with Secret Service officials about Trump's security, Axios has learned.
- Trump rarely makes such unannounced appearances in D.C., but top advisers say the Sept. 9 incident at Joe's, a seafood restaurant near the White House, has made surprise pop-ins by Trump much less likely.
- They also remain suspicious about how protesters from the group Code Pink knew he would be at the restaurant that night.
Why it matters: The episode illustrates how Trump's security remains a major — and especially sensitive — concern 15 months after he narrowly escaped an assassination attempt while campaigning in Butler, Pa.
