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Wisconsin GOP rep accuses anti-Israel protester of assaulting him outside RNC
By Emily Crane,
18 hours ago
US Rep. Derrick Van Orden has claimed he was assaulted outside the Republican National Convention by a female anti-Israel protester who was quickly arrested over the alleged altercation.
The ordeal allegedly unfolded outside the Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee as Van Orden (R-Wis.) and a slew of others were lining up to enter an RNC-related breakfast Tuesday morning, the Republican congressman and cops said.
Cellphone video taken just moments after the alleged interaction showed Van Orden, 54, accusing the protester, who is a member of the liberal activist group Code Pink, of assaulting him.
“You just assaulted a member of Congress, yes you did,” he could be heard saying. “That’s what that is. You just assaulted a member of Congress.”
The clip, which doesn’t show what unfolded in the lead-up, captured the woman — only identified as Nour — surrounded by several cops before being whisked away.
“While standing in line to enter an event at the RNC today, I was assaulted by what appeared to be a member of the pro-Hamas group CODEPINK. A nearby police officer witnessed this assault and I understand they have been arrested,” Van Orden later said in a statement posted on X .
“This appears to be an incident of political violence and I will never tolerate this. Regardless of the severity of the violence, political violence is political violence.”
Code Pink — a self-described grassroots feminist organization notorious for causing disruptions at congressional hearings — vehemently denied the congressman’s version of events, insisting that the protester was wrongfully cuffed and hauled away.
“While peacefully waiting in line to enter the event, Nour, a visibly Palestinian woman, was intentionally bumped into by this bald, white member of Congress while he tried to shove past her,” the group’s co-founder, Medea Benjamin, said in a statement .
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