Peace group member accused of attacking Van Orden says congressman tried to get past her • Wisconsin Examiner

The statement said Jaghama did not respond to the incident but was accused of assault by a Texas State Police trooper who responded to the scene and took her into custody. Milwaukee police later arrived and made the arrest.

CODE PINK has written a post about X about the incident with a video taken at the scene, apparently shortly after the incident and while other people were still waiting in line to enter the hotel. CODEPINK published the post on Tuesday at 3:27 p.m.

In the video, Jaghama says of Van Orden: “He pushed his way to the front, so I got in front of him because I was first.”

In a video on CODEPINK’s website, a member of the group says that when Van Orden “met them, he immediately said, ‘You are attacking a member of Congress.'”

CODEPINK’s statement described Jaghama as “visibly Palestinian.” The statement said two other CODEPINK staff entered the building before Jaghama “without any problems,” “raising suspicions of racial profiling.”

Garriga said Jaghama was taken to the Milwaukee Police Department’s 3rd Precinct station after her arrest. “We do not know what the charges are at this time,” Garriga told the Wisconsin Examiner in an email early Tuesday evening.

Van Orden’s post on X about the incident was dated 5:26 p.m.

In his post, Van Orden wrote: “This appears to be a case of political violence, and I will never tolerate it. Regardless of the severity of the violence, political violence is political violence.”