Activists With Anti-War Group Interrupt Event With Dem Rep
An event with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wa.) was interrupted by a group of anti-war activists. Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin and organizer Olivia DiNucci crashed the event held at the Brookings Institute on Wednesday…
An event with Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wa.) was interrupted by a group of anti-War activists.
Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin and organizer Olivia DiNucci crashed the event held at the Brookings Institute on Wednesday.
DiNucci proceeded to hold up a sign that stated: “Diplomacy, Not War.”
Benjamin then explained, “The way both the Democrats and Republicans have been pushing us in this War in Ukraine, where we definitely condemn Russia, but we need negotiations.”
She added, “If we keep pouring billions and billions of dollars into this War, we’re taking us to the brink of nuclear War.”
Benjamin asked the crowd to raise their hands if they would like to see negotiations.
Smith attempted to speak but Benjamin continued.
“I just want to end my point here, which is to say, that it’s a shame that 30 Democrats who signed a letter to Biden calling for negotiations were so pillorying by people like you,” Benjamin said as she pointed to Smith.