Ben & Jerry’s Founder Arrested After Being Dragged Out Screaming at RFK Jr. Hearing

Conservative News DailyMay 15, 2025

0 0

Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, was arrested during a Senate hearing on May 14, 2025, where Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.was present. Cohen,along with six others,disrupted the hearing,leading to their removal by Capitol Police. The protesters faced various charges, including crowding and obstructing, though Cohen himself did not receive those charges. He later expressed his motivations for the protest on social media, criticizing U.S. military spending and its impact on impoverished children in Gaza, and the domestic implications on Medicaid cuts. This incident is not Cohen’s first arrest; he was previously detained in 2023 for blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice. During the Senate hearing,Kennedy was seen smirking as the protesters were escorted out,with one senator commenting on the absurdity of the situation. The ice cream brand has a history of supporting progressive causes, including previously halting sales in the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinians.

Ben Cohen, a founder of the famously progressive Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, was arrested Wednesday during a Senate hearing at which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was testifying.

Cohen was among a group of seven people who disrupted a hearing for the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, after which they were arrested by United States Capitol Police, per a report from Fox News.

“Members of the audience are reminded disruptions will not be permitted while the committee conducts its business. Capitol Police are asked to remove the individuals from the hearing room,” Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said as the protesters were removed.

The charges faced by the protesters include crowding, obstructing, and incommoding, according to a report from Axios.

Some of the protesters were also hit with charges of resisting arrest or assaulting a police officer.

Cohen, however, did not receive those particular charges.

Cohen d footage of his arrest and said he was motivated by humanitarian concerns for residents of Gaza, which remains at war with Israel.

“I told Congress they’re killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they’re paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US,” he argued on social media platform X.

“This was the authorities’ response,” he said in an apparent jab at Capitol Police.

I told Congress they’re killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they’re paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US. This was the authorities’ response. pic.twitter.com/uOf7xrzzWM

— Ben Cohen (@YoBenCohen) May 14, 2025

This isn’t the first time Cohen has faced arrest. In 2023, the controversial ice cream entrepreneur was arrested while blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice.

During Wednesday’s incident, Kennedy was seen smirking as Capitol Police escorted Cohen and his associates out of the room.

The Cabinet official chuckled when Cassidy quipped, “That was a made for C-SPAN moment.”

NEW: Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen has a meltdown on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before being thrown out of the hearing room.

If he is concerned about Americans’ health, he should look no further than Ben & Jerry’s ice cream.

A pint of Ben & Jerry’s Milk &… pic.twitter.com/Qv4Aj26Mqh

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 14, 2025

Ben & Jerry’s has a reputation of supporting left-wing causes.

The ice cream brand, which was sold to Unilever in 2000, previously ended the sale of its products in the West Bank, asserting that the territory belonged to Palestinians.