CodePink Activists Block Cameras During 6-Hour Capitol Lobbying Push as Fox Tracks $285 Million Singham Network
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
CodePink Activists Block Cameras During 6-Hour Capitol Lobbying Push as Fox Tracks $285 Million Singham Network
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 12
Summary
Six hours of Fox News Digital filming on Capitol Hill showed CodePink and allied activists refusing interviews, covering lenses with keffiyehs, bags and hands, and accusing reporters of harassment during a "Taxpayer Uprising" lobbying day.
At 9:59 a.m., the activists began by surrounding Rep. Dan Goldman at a House Bagel Caucus event, pressing him on U.S.-Israel military ties before fanning out through Rayburn to confront other lawmakers and staff.
By 10:22 a.m., CodePink leaders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans were openly coaching participants to spot members of Congress and engage them in hallways, while BreakThrough News' Rania Khalek later berated Fox's reporter and posted the clash online.
The groups are tied to Neville Roy Singham, whose network has received $285 million and whose donations include about $1.33 million to CodePink, $1.098 million to BT Media and $22.44 million to The People's Forum.
By day's end, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dismissed the protest as radical attention-seeking, while Fox said 56 participating groups in the coalition collectively bring in roughly $40 million a year.