{"id":2217698,"date":"2024-04-10T16:54:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-hawley-confronts-anti-israel-code-pink-crazies-accuses-them-of-taking-money-from-china\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T20:55:50","slug":"video-hawley-confronts-anti-israel-code-pink-crazies-accuses-them-of-taking-money-from-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-hawley-confronts-anti-israel-code-pink-crazies-accuses-them-of-taking-money-from-china\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Hawley Confronts Activists, Accuses Them of Supporting China"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-hawley-confronts-anti-israel-code-pink-crazies-accuses-them-of-taking-money-from-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2217698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) recently posted a video showing his \u2063confrontation with anti-Israel \u2063activists at Capitol Hill. \u200dHawley accused the activists\u200b of receiving money from China, sparking\u200c a heated exchange. The activists, identified as Code Pink\u200b members, were questioned about their \u200dalleged ties\u200d to\u200b China and their stance on China&#8217;s actions towards the Uyghur population. The incident occurred amidst protests \u200ccalling for a ceasefire in Israel&#8217;s conflict with Hamas in Gaza.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/josh-hawley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Josh Hawley<\/a> (R-MO) shared a video on Wednesday showing his confrontation with anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel<\/a> activists on Capitol Hill, during which he accused them of taking money from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hawleymo\/status\/1778078566330016219?s=46&#038;t=o-U3qwC25WnWaylJ0oeG7Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> posted to X shows Hawley addressing a group of people, some with the color red painted onto their hands to evoke blood, asking if they were with the far-left group Code Pink.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The anti-Israel Code Pink crazies are back roaming the halls of the Senate calling Israel a terrorist state. But when I confront them about all their dirty funding from China \u2013 they get suddenly tongue tied. \ud83d\ude02 They \u201cdon\u2019t know\u201d if the Uyghur genocide is real! Astroturf wackos <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AOhj6nnNLY\">pic.twitter.com\/AOhj6nnNLY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Josh Hawley (@HawleyMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1778078566330016219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re funded by China,\u201d Hawley said. He asked the crowd to answer whether China was committing a genocide against the Uyghurs but did not get a straight answer. Hawley also pressed them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-charity-strapped-with-major-legal-and-cash-woes-three-years-after-riots\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter charity faces legal and financial troubles three years after riots.\">stop taking money<\/a> from Beijing, but was told he was getting off-topic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe anti-Israel Code Pink crazies are back roaming the halls of the Senate calling Israel a terrorist state. But when I confront them about all their dirty funding from China \u2014 they get suddenly tongue-tied,\u201d Hawley said. \u201cThey \u2018don\u2019t know\u2019 if the Uyghur genocide is real! Astroturf wackos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Activists demonstrated on Capitol Hill this week to call for a cease-fire in Israel\u2019s fight against Hamas in Gaza. Dozens <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/04\/09\/israel-gaza-war-protest-cafeteria-dirksen-senate-capitol-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">were arrested<\/a> on Tuesday after protesting in the Senate cafeteria as Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/defense-secretary-austin-shoots-down-claims-of-genocide-in-gaza\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no evidence of genocide<\/a> in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Several Republican lawmakers approached by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-republicans-use-on-camera-activist-traps-to-put-hamas-on-notice\/\" title=\"Republicans employ on-camera activist traps to warn Hamas\">camera-wielding activists<\/a> over the past several months <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-republicans-use-on-camera-activist-traps-to-put-hamas-on-notice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">have used the\u00a0encounters<\/a> to declare their support of Israel and put Hamas on blast.<\/p>\n<p>Hawley shared a video in February showing him telling protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-josh-hawley-confronted-by-anti-israel-protesters-doesnt-hold-back-you-are-pro-terrorist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">they were \u201cpro-terrorist<\/a>\u201d and calling them anti-Semitic. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/anti-israel-activists-berate-sen-hawley-senate-hallway-hamas-will-never-be-eliminated\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>, \u201cIf you guys had your way, there\u2019d be a second Holocaust \u2026 that\u2019s what you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Hawley also <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HawleyMO\/status\/1778078809637490959\">shared<\/a> a link on X to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/05\/world\/europe\/neville-roy-singham-china-propaganda.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&#038;referringSource=articleShare&#038;sgrp=c-cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a New York Times report<\/a> from August that discussed how records show Code Pink received donations from groups linked to a U.S. tech mogul whose network has been pushing Chinese propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCode Pink once criticized China\u2019s rights record but now defends its internment of the predominantly Muslim Uyghurs, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-court-jails-womens-rights-activist-posing-challenge-for-biden\/\" title=\"Saudi court jails women\u2019s rights activist, posing challenge for Biden\">human rights experts<\/a> have labeled a crime against humanity,\u201d Hawley quoted, adding Code Pink \u201cmix[es] progressive advocacy with Chinese government talking points.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hawley <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/hawley-doj-should-investigate-whos-funding-college-anti-israel-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Fox News host Sean Hannity<\/a> in October that he hopes the Department of Justice is investigating who is funding student groups holding anti-Israel protests on college campuses.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) posted a video confronting anti-Israel activists on Capitol Hill, alleging they receive funds from China. In the video on X, Hawley questions individuals, some with red paint on their hands resembling blood, challenging their affiliations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1588,"featured_media":2217699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1703007694-scaled-e1712772026621.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2217698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/04\/GettyImages-1703007694-scaled-e1712772026621.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2217698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2217698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2217699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2217698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2217698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2217698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}