One of the founders of the popular ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s was forcefully escorted out of a US Senate hearing on Wednesday and arrested after protesting the United States’ involvement in Israel’s war on Gaza.

“Congress pays for bombs that kill kids in Gaza!” Ben Cohen, the 74-year-old co-founder of the popular ice cream company and a progressive activist, shouted at the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing. Video shows a Capitol police officer yanking him from where he was standing and leading him out of the room.

Cohen was also heard shouting, “Congress kills!”

He joined other protestors who were denouncing controversial Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Kennedy was speaking at the hearing when protestors began shouting over him.

Some reports said that protestors shouted, “RFK kills people with AIDS,” while others said that protestors shouted, “RFK kills people with hate.” (Watch the video below.)

“Members of the audience are reminded disruptions will not be permitted while the committee conducts its business,” Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) said.

When the room appeared a bit calmer, Cassidy joked that the demonstration was a “made-for-C-SPAN........

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