Top union calls cops on itself to orchestrate ‘civil disobedience’ stunt at GOP office: source

FIRST ON FOX Members of the Facility Employees International Union SEIU one of the largest and bulk politically ongoing unions in the country contacted local California police with a plan to get arrested on purpose during a scheduled protest outside the office of GOP Rep Young Kim Fox News Digital has learned A source familiar advised Fox News Digital that SEIU informed the Anaheim Police Department about a protest held Tuesday in which they demanded to be arrested during a staged civil-disobedience type of event The protesters planned to block the office entryway to prompt an arrest by police officers Following conversations with law enforcement the source noted SEIU decided to go in a different direction by holding a rally outside the office with small civil disobedience toward the end like blocking a driver outside Kim's office to get cited by police Sorry I have no information on that an Anaheim Police Department spokesperson recounted Fox News Digital when reached for comment FLORIDA PROTESTER SCREAMS AT REP BYRON DONALDS DURING TENSE TOWN HALLWhen reached by Fox News Digital for comment a spokesperson did not confirm or deny that SEIU called the cops on itself I'm glad our action got your attention You may have missed the real news in the present day which is that the lives of people with disabilities are at stake the spokesperson reported while including information about the devastating effects cutting Medi-Cal would have on Rep Kim's constituents who live with disabilities 'CHAOS AND CONFUSION' HOW DEMOCRATS INFILTRATED 'THUNDEROUS' GOP TOWN HALLSAbout people gathered outside Kim's office on Tuesday in a peaceful protest where no one was arrested ABC Eyewitness News published At one point roughly a dozen people blocked a driveway near the building Police instructed them to move and when they refused they were marched to another parking lot and cited with tickets for blocking a roadway the outlet informed Protests outside representatives' offices and at their town halls have erupted during President Donald Trump's second term as massive layoffs and spending cuts led by Elon Musk's Department of Administration Efficiency DOGE have triggered outrage among Democrats across the country SEIU has been at the forefront of those protests nationwide advocating for workers' rights and protecting Americans' access to healthcare The protest outside Kim's office was about protecting Medicaid as Democrats have been sounding the alarm about prospective threats to the plan since Trump's November domination The GOP budget would gut BILLION from Medicaid the biggest cut in U S history just to hand TRILLION to billionaires This will hurt working families seniors kids veterans people with disabilities SEIU posted on Friday While Democrats have revealed there is no way to preserve Medicaid given Trump's ambitious tax cuts included in his big beautiful bill Republicans have maintained that Trump will not cut Social Shield Medicare or Medicaid benefits Kim whom the SEIU protesters were targeting with their staged arrests joined House Republicans in a letter to House leadership opposing any budget resolution that would make cuts to Medicaid services Her office is also shutting down the implication that congressional Republicans are hiding from their constituents I had a productive meeting with a large number of of these local healthcare advocates last week and will continue to make clear to House leadership and my constituents that any budget resolution that cuts vital Medicaid services for the the greater part vulnerable citizens in our society will not receive my vote My door is perpetually open Kim reported Fox News Digital in a declaration Rep Kim in recent weeks wrote to House leadership to make clear once again that any budget resolution that cuts vital Medicaid services for the the greater part vulnerable citizens in our locality will not receive her vote She appreciates the work of these advocates on healthcare issues She is committed to protecting and strengthening our healthcare system including vital Medicaid services for our the greater part vulnerable and has worked across the aisle to expand access to care for her constituents a spokesperson for Kim added in a announcement Kim's spokesperson stated the California congresswoman was in recent times ranked the largest part effective federal lawmaker from California and emphasized her efficiency and bipartisan leadership in Congress Progressive protest groups organized disruptions at Republican-held town halls and local legislative offices earlier this year effectively shutting them down Several lawmakers including Sen Thom Tillis R-N C informed safety concerns following threats of violence Countless Republicans opted for tele-town halls as a aftermath citing productivity in a controlled conditions Minnesota Gov Tim Walz the former vice presidential candidate has joined a growing number of Democrats hosting town halls in Republican-held congressional districts following reports that the National Republican Congressional Committee NRCC notified congressional Republicans to stop holding in-person town hall meetings after protesters began disrupting them earlier this year