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Fetterman Accuses Code Pink of Chinese Funding, Calls Left Socialist

5/3/2026

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Senator John Fetterman accused Code Pink of receiving funding from the Chinese Communist Party.
He told Fox News host Jesse Watters that radical left elements are eclipsing traditional Democratic labor priorities.
Fetterman called Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner an avowed communist, citing him as proof of a socialist surge.
He said May Day protests should focus on rights, not anti-ICE or pro-Palestinian causes, which he called an “orgy of socialism.”

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Senator John Fetterman accused Code Pink of receiving funding from the Chinese Communist Party.
He told Fox News host Jesse Watters that radical left elements are eclipsing traditional Democratic labor priorities.
Fetterman called Maine Democratic nominee Graham Platner an avowed communist, citing him as proof of a socialist surge.
He said May Day protests should focus on rights, not anti-ICE or pro-Palestinian causes, which he called an “orgy of socialism.”