By Rep. Anna Paulina Luna said Wednesday that she intends to press charges against a Code Pink organizer who allegedly struck her arm after following the Florida Republican out of a congressional hearing.
Luna said the confrontation occurred shortly after she questioned Secretary of State Marco Rubio about the anti-war activist group’s alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party. According to Luna, Code Pink activists followed her after the hearing, berated her, and continued the confrontation until one of the group’s leaders struck her arm.
After I questioned Secretary Rubio on Code Pink and their ties to the CCP, their organization followed me out, berated me, and then their head person here in DC smacked me.
I will be filing charges.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) June 3, 2026
“I have asked the Speaker to ban Code Pink. I was just physically hit by their head organizer,” Luna wrote on Twitter. “This is right after I questioned Secretary Rubio about them. It is time Speaker Johnson ban them.”
I have asked the Speaker to ban Code Pink. I was just physically hit by their head organizer. This is right after I questioned Secretary Rubio about them. It is time Speaker Johnson ban them.
— Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (@RepLuna) June 3, 2026
Luna, an Air Force veteran who serves on the House Foreign Affairs and Oversight committees, has repeatedly called for Code Pink to be barred from Capitol grounds. She has argued that the group’s activities raise broader concerns about foreign influence operations targeting American politics.
The scrutiny did not begin with Luna. In November 2023, Republicans on the House Natural Resources Committee opened an inquiry into Code Pink’s potential foreign ties after citing reports that organizations linked to Neville Roy Singham, a wealthy American businessman living in Shanghai, had provided more than $1.4 million to the group. According to the committee, the contributions accounted for roughly one-quarter of Code Pink’s donations since 2017. Singham is married to Code Pink co-founder Jodie Evans.
The inquiry focused not merely on the source of the money, but also on an apparent shift in the group’s public posture toward Beijing. Code Pink, founded as an anti-war organization, has promoted its “China Is Not Our Enemy” campaign while opposing congressional efforts to confront the Chinese government over issues including Taiwan, military spending, and alleged human-rights abuses in Xinjiang. Republican lawmakers have argued that the combination of financial ties and political advocacy warrants closer examination.
Those concerns have since expanded beyond the House. In April 2025, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley asked the Justice Department and FBI to determine whether Code Pink and the People’s Forum should be required to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act. Grassley cited reported links between the organizations, Singham, and the Chinese government, arguing that the groups may have engaged in political activity advancing Beijing’s interests.
House Oversight Committee Republicans opened a separate investigation two months later into Singham’s financial and political activities. The lawmakers said Singham had used a network of nonprofits to direct money toward organizations including Code Pink and asked the Justice Department for information about any federal investigation into whether he should be required to register as a foreign agent.
Code Pink has denied receiving money from China or any other foreign government. In a June 2025 statement, the group said it had no contact with the Chinese Communist Party and accused Luna and other lawmakers of using unsupported allegations to suppress political dissent. Code Pink also filed an ethics complaint against Luna, calling her statements “false and defamatory.”
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