{"id":2434860,"date":"2025-05-15T00:06:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-founder-arrested-after-being-dragged-out-screaming-at-rfk-jr-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T00:07:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T04:07:12","slug":"ben-jerrys-founder-arrested-after-being-dragged-out-screaming-at-rfk-jr-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ben-jerrys-founder-arrested-after-being-dragged-out-screaming-at-rfk-jr-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s Founder Arrested After Being Dragged Out Screaming at RFK Jr. Hearing"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fben-jerrys-founder-arrested-after-being-dragged-out-screaming-at-rfk-jr-hearing%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=2434860&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>Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben &#038; Jerry&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">ice cream<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a>, 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&#8217;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ice cream brand<\/a> has a history of supporting progressive causes, including previously halting sales in the West Bank in solidarity with Palestinians.  <\/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><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ben Cohen, a founder of the famously progressive Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s ice cream brand, was arrested Wednesday during a Senate hearing at which Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was testifying.<\/p>\n<p>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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-protesting-senate-hearing-rfk-kills-people-hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Louisiana Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said as the protesters were removed.<\/p>\n<p>The charges faced by the protesters include crowding, obstructing, and incommoding, according to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/05\/14\/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-kennedy-hearing-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from Axios.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the protesters were also hit with charges of resisting arrest or assaulting a police officer.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Cohen, however, did not receive those particular charges.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen d footage of his arrest and said he was motivated by humanitarian concerns for residents of Gaza, which remains at war with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told Congress they&rsquo;re killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they&rsquo;re paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US,&rdquo; he argued on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was the authorities&rsquo; response,&rdquo; he said in an apparent jab at Capitol Police.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I told Congress they&rsquo;re killing poor kids in Gaza by buying bombs, and they&rsquo;re paying for it by kicking poor kids off Medicaid in the US. This was the authorities&rsquo; response. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uOf7xrzzWM\">pic.twitter.com\/uOf7xrzzWM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ben Cohen (@YoBenCohen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YoBenCohen\/status\/1922760476439515310?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This isn&rsquo;t the first time Cohen has faced arrest. In 2023, the controversial ice cream entrepreneur <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10phoenix.com\/news\/ben-jerrys-co-founder-arrested-protesting-senate-hearing-rfk-kills-people-hate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was arrested<\/a> while blocking the entrance to the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p>During Wednesday&rsquo;s incident, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-reacts-like-man-seen-assassination-chaos-erupts-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kennedy<\/a> was seen smirking as Capitol Police escorted Cohen and his associates out of the room.<\/p>\n<p>The Cabinet official chuckled when Cassidy quipped, &ldquo;That was a made for C-SPAN moment.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s co-founder Ben Cohen has a meltdown on Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. before being thrown out of the hearing room.<\/p>\n<p>If he is concerned about Americans&rsquo; health, he should look no further than Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s ice cream.<\/p>\n<p>A pint of Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s Milk &amp;&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qv4Aj26Mqh\">pic.twitter.com\/Qv4Aj26Mqh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1922758217257582710?\">May 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/woke-ben-jerrys-founders-get-rude-awakening-brands-real-owner-isnt-board-leftist-political-messaging\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben &amp; Jerry&rsquo;s<\/a> has a reputation of supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ben-jerrys-releases-cop-hating-ice-cream-flavor-honor-radical-dem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">left-wing<\/a> causes.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Kennedy Jr. He was part of a group of seven individuals who interrupted the proceedings of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, leading to their arrest by Capitol Police, as reported by Fox News. Senator Bill Cassidy from Louisiana reminded attendees that disruptions were not allowed during the committee&#8217;s activities before police removed the protesters. The charges against them include crowding and obstructing; some also faced charges for resisting arrest or assaulting an officer.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen did not face those specific charges but shared footage of his arrest online, stating he acted out of concern for Gaza residents amid ongoing conflict with Israel. He criticized Congress for funding military actions while cutting Medicaid support for low-income children in the U.S., highlighting this as a response from authorities.<\/p>\n<p>This incident is not Cohen&#8217;s first brush with law enforcement; he was previously arrested in 2023 while protesting outside the Department of Justice. During Wednesday&#8217;s event, Kennedy appeared amused as Cohen and his group were escorted out after Cassidy made a light-hearted remark about it being &#8220;made for C-SPAN.&#8221; Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s has long been associated with leftist causes and had previously ceased sales in the West Bank due to its stance on Palestinian rights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2434861,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Michael-Featured-Image-2025-05-14T194617.345.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51346,55272,42464,32458,37560],"class_list":["post-2434860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ben-jerrys","tag-founder-arrested","tag-political-protests","tag-rfk-jr","tag-viral-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Michael-Featured-Image-2025-05-14T194617.345.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434860","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434864,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434860\/revisions\/2434864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2434861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}