WATCH: Socialist agitators lose it when cameras turn on them

The activists, easily recognizable in hot pink T-shirts, have long used a tactic called 'bird dogging' to corner lawmakers and officials with hostile questions. On Veterans Day, they found themselves on the other side of the lens during their 'Taxpayer Uprising' event, and their reaction was markedly different.

The confrontation began at 9:59 a.m. when CodePink members surrounded Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., during a breakfast gathering of the U.S. House Bagel Caucus. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, pressed the congressman on Section 219 of the National Defense Authorization Act, which she called a 'merging' of U.S. and Israeli militaries.

Camera Blocking Tactics

When Fox News Digital attempted to interview the activists, they responded by covering camera lenses. One activist used a Palestinian keffiyeh scarf, while another held up a backpack designed with a watermelon pattern, a symbol adopted by the Palestinian movement. A man identified as 'Finn' held various items including a gray jacket, canvas tote bag, and keffiyeh in front of the camera.

I don't have to respond to you. Just buzz off.

Leadership and Funding

CodePink co-founders Jodie Evans and Benjamin took charge of the room around 10:22 a.m. Evans married Singham in 2017 after he sold his company Thoughtworks for an estimated $785 million. He has since pumped $285 million into a network of nonprofits that have been pro-China and pro-communist.

Benjamin urged activists to confront lawmakers wherever they found them, stating: 'Remember, they work for us. They're not better than us. They are public servants.' The Singham network activists pressed lawmakers to slash the military budget, pull out U.S. troops, and end U.S. military ties with Israel — demands that align with China's foreign policy agenda.

Confrontations Escalate

Rania Khalek, a co-host of 'BT Live' at BreakThrough News, became increasingly agitated when questioned about her organization's funding from Singham. At 11:20 a.m., she confronted the reporter near the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

The fact that you pretend to care about free speech right now while literal journalists in Gaza are being, like, executed, sniped in the head by the IDF with U.S. weapons, is a freaking joke. Okay? Nobody cares what you think.

The activists later attempted to meet with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., but only encountered a staffer. Benjamin conducted a stand-up video outside Jeffries' office, creating the appearance of a dramatic confrontation that didn't actually occur with the congressman himself.