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

FIRST ON FOX Members of the Utility Employees International Union SEIU one of the largest and preponderance 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 reported Fox News Digital that SEIU informed the Anaheim Police Department about a protest held Tuesday in which they craved 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 declared 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 notified 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 this day which is that the lives of people with disabilities are at stake the spokesperson stated 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 released 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 disclosed 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 Regime 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 activity since Trump's November triumph 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 explained 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 Assurance 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 several 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 majority vulnerable citizens in our population will not receive my vote My door is reliably open Kim advised Fox News Digital in a report Rep Kim in recent days wrote to House leadership to make clear once again that any budget resolution that cuts vital Medicaid services for the preponderance vulnerable citizens in our district 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 largest part vulnerable and has worked across the aisle to expand access to care for her constituents a spokesperson for Kim added in a comment Kim's spokesperson announced the California congresswoman was in recent weeks ranked the the bulk 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 Particular lawmakers including Sen Thom Tillis R-N C shared safety concerns following threats of violence Numerous Republicans opted for tele-town halls as a outcome citing productivity in a controlled milieu 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 informed congressional Republicans to stop holding in-person town hall meetings after protesters began disrupting them earlier this year