Video Shows GOP Congresswoman’s Alleged Assault Based On Barely A Hand Graze By Left-Wing Activist

Republican Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna alleged Wednesday that she was assaulted by a left-wing activist who appeared to tap her arm.

Footage of the incident showed Medea Benjamin, the co-founder of CODEPINK, sparring with Luna about foreign policy and lightly hitting her arm. Luna alleged she was smacked and said she would seek to have Benjamin’s organization banned from the Capitol.

“After I questioned Secretary Rubio on Code Pink and their ties to the , their organization followed me out, berated me, and then their head person here in DC smacked me,” Luna said. “Btw these are not ‘allegations.’ It happened. My staff was there when it happened and wrote statements for LEO.”

Luna’s office declined to comment to the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

During a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing Wednesday, Luna questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about CODEPINK’s alleged foreign funding ties, particularly to Neville Roy Singham, an American millionaire living in China who is linked to left-wing causes. She alleged that Singham gave $1.3 million to CODEPINK and over>$270 million to various nonprofits since 2017. Rubio stated there is “no doubt” that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and other countries were funding left-wing causes in the U.S. 

After the hearing, Benjamin followed Luna and claimed that Rubio was hurting the Cuban people. The left-wing activist then appeared to tap Luna’s arm as she asked the congresswoman, “when was the last time you were in Cuba?”

The congresswoman told TMZ that CODEPINK tried to block her from voting and that Benjamin “smacked” her.