Wisconsin GOP rep accuses anti-Israel protester of assaulting him outside RNC
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.
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.
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