Sen. Hawley Confronts Pro-Beijing Protesters Who Stormed His Office

Several members of Code Pink—a leftist organization branding itself as feminism-centered but promoting pro-Beijing messages—stormed Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) office on Thursday to protest his support for Israel.

Mr. Hawley can be heard saying in the video that the group was funded by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and asking them if the CCP’s alleged abuse against the Uyghur minority should be considered genocide.

The senator also shared the video on his social media account, calling Code Pink protesters “astroturf wackos” and criticizing them for not knowing “if the Uyghur genocide is real.”

“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 – they get suddenly tongue tied,” he wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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“These are people who can’t even admit that the Uyghurs are in internment camps, concentration camps, and yet they say that Israel is a terrorist state?” he said.

The organization also disrupted the first meeting of the House Select Committee on the CCP last year.

“Code Pink regularly engages in lobbying, protests, and extensive advocacy efforts regarding environmental and energy issues, particularly as it relates to America’s national security infrastructure,” the letter reads.

“Code Pink also declares that the United States ’must downsize our military budget’ to fight climate change. While these activities alone may be cause for disagreement, the Committee is concerned with Code Pink’s funding arrangements, potential funding by foreign nationals, and purported connections with the CCP.”

The letter raised questions about Ms. Evans’s husband, Neville Roy Singham, and his ties to the CCP. Mr. Singham, “a self-proclaimed socialist” and “benefactor of far-left causes,” is based in China.

According to the letter, as per nonprofit records, about a quarter of Code Pink’s donations, totaling more than $1.4 million, have come from two groups linked to Mr. Singham since 2017.

“The New York Times extensively detailed how, over a similar time period, your personal opinions and Code Pink’s position on China have both shifted to more closely align with the CCP’s agenda, alarming various left-wing and progressive organizations sympathetic with other goals of Code Pink,” it states.

The group’s website lists a campaign called “China Is Not Our Enemy,” which cautions that the United States is “heading towards a dangerous confrontation with China” and encourages people to take action by signing a petition to the Senate.

Andrew Thornebrooke contributed to this report.