During a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled 'The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate, Part II,' a GOP witness, Dr.Alveda King, made an unexpected and inflammatory statement while avoiding direct answers to questions from Rep.Jamie Raskin (D-MD).

The hearing examined the SPLC's practices, including a federal indictment alleging the organization paid over $3 million to informants in extremist groups like the Ku Klux Klan.Raskin questioned panel members about the Justice Department's now-scrapped $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund.' While SPLC Interim CEO Bryan Fair supported shutting it down, King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr.and a Fox News contributor, refused to answer directly.When pressed, she interjected with, 'Stop killing the babies and cutting the penises off!' linking it to concerns about government funding.

King also raised issues about the SPLC's use of paid informants, comparing it to paying individuals to commit bombings and then provide comfort afterward, calling it fraudulent.Raskin noted that she was making assertions under oath without providing evidence.The exchange highlighted tensions in the committee, with King pushing back against standard law enforcement practices used by the SPLC.The SPLC has defended its informant program as life-saving and plans to contest the charges.

This incident, first noted by journalist Aaron Rupar, underscores ongoing partisan divides in congressional oversight of civil rights organizations and federal funding.The hearing reflects broader debates on extremism monitoring, government spending, and ideological conflicts in U.S.politics.