US EditionTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Leaves DC Restaurant After Disruption
A protester accused Treasury Secretary Bessent of economic harm linked to sanctions, prompting his departure when staff declined to intervene, the activist group Code Pink claimed responsibility.
- On December 17, 2025, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent left an Adams Morgan restaurant, Washington, D.C., after a woman heckled him two days before the State of the Union.
- The protester accused Trump administration economic policies of causing harm, blaming sanctions for 600,000 deaths annually while officials dine comfortably.
- Video on X shows journalist Brian Allen capturing the protester’s interruption, and Olivia DiNucci said she repeatedly struck her glass to mock a toast.
- When the owner refused to remove the heckler, a person close to Bessent said he left after complaining to restaurant staff, and Brian Allen tweeted Bessent spat into his food before exiting.
- Ahead of the State of the Union, activist group Code Pink claimed credit for interrupting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, with supporters and protesters framing it as part of a broader debate on U.S. sanctions and economic policy.
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Trump official spits in his own food and storms out of DC wine bar over angry protester
On Wednesday night, December 17 — ahead of President Donald Trump's State of the Union address — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was dining in a Washington, DC wine bar when he was confronted by an angry protester who voiced her opposition to Trump's economic policies. In video posted on X, formerly Twitter, by journalist Brian Allen, the woman is heard saying she wanted to "make a toast for the secretary of treasury, Scott Bessent." However, s…
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