US EditionRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Senate hearing opening statement interrupted by protesters
- On May 14, 2025, a Senate hearing in Washington D.C. Featuring testimony from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., head of the Department of Health and Human Services, was disrupted when protesters, including Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, were forcibly removed.
- The disruption occurred as several protesters, protesting Kennedy's controversial health views and Israel’s war in Gaza, shouted slogans and charged the hearing room’s front.
- Capitol Police forcibly removed about half a dozen protesters after chants such as "RFK kills people with AIDS" and Cohen’s accusations of U.S. Complicity in starving children in Gaza.
- Kennedy’s $500 million 'Make America Healthy Again' initiative drew Republican attention despite opposition from at least 87 groups and AIDS care providers who criticized his vaccine and HIV science stances.
- The protests highlighted deep divisions over Kennedy’s appointment and U.S. Foreign policy, with security disruptions underscoring tensions around health policy and humanitarian issues.
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Ben & Jerry co-founder among those arrested for protesting during RFK Jr.'s Senate appearance
Cohen and six other demonstrators were arrested by the United States Capitol Police for disrupting the hearing. He has been charged with obstruction, but others were charged with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.
RFK Jr. hearing halted as screaming protesters including Ben & Jerry’s co-founder carried out
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s Senate hearing on Wednesday was immediately thrown into chaos when several protesters, including a co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, began screaming, causing them to be removed. “You’re killing poor kids in Gaza and paying for it by cutting Medicaid for kids here,” Ben Cohen appeared to shout during the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing before being e…
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