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Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubiowho was tapped to lead the State Department under Trump’s second administration, was repeatedly interrupted by protesters during his Senate hearing on Wednesday.
A female protester was heard shouting at Rubio in Spanish, while at least two men, including one wearing pink, were seen outside the audience by Capitol Police after shouting.
“He’s got bilingual protesters,” Rubio joked after a protester yelled at him in Spanish, drawing laughs from the crowd.
Before the hearing began Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital saw Code Pink protesters dressed in bright pink wearing T-shirts that read “hands off Iran” and “stop killing the children of Gaza.” They also wore anti-Rubio stickers on their headbands and hats.
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A protester is removed from the room as U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his nomination to be secretary of state, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, January 15, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
The protesters were warned by the presidency of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee before the start of the hearing so as not to disrupt the proceedings, saying that they will be removed from the hearing and will not be allowed to return to a public hearing for at least a year.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 15: A protester demonstrates as US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) testifies during his foreign relations confirmation hearing at the Senate in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on January 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Rubio, a three-term senator and member of the Foreign Relations Committee, has broad bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues, but is expected to face questions about Trump’s plans for Greenland, relations between United States with Russia and the safe return of Hamas hostages. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (Getty Images)
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“Distractions will include not just noise, not just standing up, not just raising painted hands, painted signs. None of that will be allowed. If you do that, I’m going to put the commission on hold. I’m going to ask. our friends , first of all, my, my trusty, sergeant-at-arms here, who is, perhaps, tougher than the Capitol Police, but also Capitol Police to attend Also, we will take a short break… If you are removed, you will not be allowed to return to one of these public hearings for at least 12 months. And that’s the purpose of this is, as I said, and it’s important work,” said Sen. James Risch, Republican of Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in opening remarks.
A handful of President-elect Donald Trump his cabinet picks face Senate hearings this week before his inauguration on Monday.
Protesters outside Senator Marco Rubio’s Senate hearing.
Energy Department nominee Chris Wright’s confirmation hearing was also interrupted Wednesday by protesters, who shouted whether his policies would “put out the fires in LA.”
Protesters also disrupted Pete Hegseth’s Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday, when he joined the Senate Armed Services Committee, as lawmakers questioned them before a committee vote and his final confirmation vote. appointment as Secretary of Defense.
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“Veterans are killing themselves and they’re homeless, but we’re sending money to bomb kids in Gaza,” a protester in fatigues shouted as she was escorted from the audience, Fox News Digital video shows.
An elderly man who was handcuffed with zip ties was also seen being escorted out of the audience. Another man, who also appeared to be wearing fatigues, was seen by the Capitol Police.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., asked Hegseth about the protesters during his hearing, including about the ongoing war on Israel since 2023.
“Another protester, and I think this was a member of Code Pink, which by the way is a Chinese Communist front group these days, said you support Israel’s war on Gaza. I support the existential war Israel in Gaza. I guess, like me and President Trump, you also support this war,” Cotton said.
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“I support Israel by destroying and killing every last member of Hamas,” Hegseth replied.
