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Socialist agitators lose it when cameras turn on them

CodePink activists block Fox News cameras during Capitol Hill lobbying event.

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Nov 12, 2026

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Socialist agitators lose it when cameras turn on them

CodePink activists block Fox News cameras during Capitol Hill lobbying event.

In brief

CodePink activists block Fox News cameras during Capitol Hill lobbying event. CodePink activists funded by Chinese-linked communist tycoon Neville Roy Singham refused to answer questions from Fox News Digital during a Veterans Day lobbying event, covering cameras with keffiyehs and watermelon-patterned backpacks…

CodePink activists fund by communist tycoon

CodePink activists block cameras during Veterans Day Congress lobbying

CodePink activists, funded by communist tech tycoon Neville Roy Singham, aggressively bird dog lawmakers on Capitol Hill but grow angry when Fox News Digital turns cameras on them.

Activists use bird dogging tactics

For years, CodePink activists have heckled lawmakers with hostile questions like 'Why do you support baby killers?' and shamed them on social media with humiliation rituals.

Veterans Day lobbying event

Code Pink on the hill

On Veterans Day, Fox News Digital followed CodePink, BreakThrough News, the People's Forum, and allied groups through Capitol Hill during a lobbying event called the 'Taxpayer Uprising'.

Activists cover camera lenses

Code Pink on the hill

When cameras turned on them, activists covered the lens with Palestinian keffiyeh scarves and watermelon-patterned backpacks, then responded with smears and ad hominem attacks.

CodePink co-founder confronts lawmaker

CodePink co-founder confronts lawmaker

CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin pressed Rep. Dan Goldman on Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act, calling it a 'merging' of U.S. and Israeli militaries.

Activists refuse to answer questions

Activists refuse to answer questions

CodePink activist Melissa Garriga refused to answer questions, saying 'I'm sorry, I can't hear you' multiple times before covering the camera with her hand.

Activists deploy 'psychic militancy'

One follower congratulated CodePink activists on deploying 'psychic militancy' after they published footage of the confrontations.

“psychic militancy”

Singham's funding network

Singham's funding network

Singham used $285 million from selling Thoughtworks to fund a network of pro-China and pro-communist nonprofits, including CodePink and BreakThrough News.

Activists target lawmakers

Activists target lawmakers

CodePink co-founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin urged activists to confront lawmakers, saying they 'work for us' and are public servants.

Rania Khalek confronts reporter

Rania Khalek confronts reporter

Rania Khalek, a BreakThrough News co-host, called the reporter a 'genocide apologist' after accusing them of justifying bombing her country.

“genocide apologist”

Activists block camera with keffiyeh

Activists block camera with keffiyeh

A woman in a pink CodePink shirt draped a keffiyeh over the camera lens, then followed the reporter and raised it into the lens again.

Olivia DiNucci's protest

Olivia DiNucci's protest

Olivia DiNucci yelled at reporters, saying they were 'complicit in genocide' and 'not interested in talking to people who support murdering babies'.

House Leader Scalise comments

House Leader Scalise comments

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise called the activists 'radical' and said they 'need to really check themselves' during Veterans Day.

Funding figures

Funding figures

Singham donated $1.098 million to BreakThrough's BT Media Inc., $1.33 million to CodePink, and $22.44 million to The People's Forum.

Activists post footage

CodePink posted video of activists 'packing' Hakeem Jeffries' office with the caption: 'We just packed the office of Hakeem Jeffries' office.'

“we just packed the office of hakeem jeffries' office”

The bottom line

CodePink activists funded by Chinese-linked communist tycoon Neville Roy Singham refused to answer questions from Fox News Digital during a Veterans Day lobbying event, covering cameras with keffiyehs and watermelon-patterned backpacks.

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