Rep. Van Orden Claims Assault by Code Pink Activist at RNC
Incident prompts police investigation; Code Pink denies allegations, calls arrest wrongful
- Wisconsin Rep. Derrick Van Orden alleges he was assaulted by a Code Pink protester in Milwaukee.
- The protester, identified as Nour Jaghama, was arrested but claims Van Orden shoved her first.
- Van Orden labels the incident as political violence and condemns such actions.
- Code Pink asserts the arrest was racially motivated and part of broader misogyny at the RNC.
- Police are reviewing charges against Jaghama, who was taken into custody after the altercation.