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The convicted felon husband of a Progressive “squad” MP. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. knocked the phone out of a reporter's hand Monday at City Hall after they tried to approach the congresswoman to ask her a question about an alleged child-care scam in Minnesota.
“Congressman Pressley, are you supporting?” the interviewer could be heard asking as he approached Pressley with a recorded phone camera in front of Conan Harris, Pressley's husband, who held 10 years in prison on charges of drug trafficking, knocked the phone out of the hands of the interrogator.
“Sir, you can’t take my phone out of my hand,” the speaker was heard saying before the phone was picked up again and the focus returned. Harris spent 10 years in prison on drug charges before marrying Pressley, who said she drew on his experience reintegrating into mainstream society after leaving prison to help her understand how she advocates for incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people.
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The incident occurred on Monday at Chelsea City Hall, located in Chelsea, Massachusetts.
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. (left), is flanked by an image of her husband Conan Harris (right). (Getty Images)
Meanwhile, the cameraman tried to focus the image on Harris after his phone was knocked out of his hands, but Harris was seen walking into the bathroom or some room just off the hallway they were in once he was able to refocus the camera.
Instead, the interviewer returned to Pressley and tried to ask his question a second time.
“Congressman Pressley, do you support the investigation of President Trump? Childcare scam in Somalia in Minnesota? he asked as the Massachusetts Democrat walked away, guarded by a retinue of staffers. – Congressman Pressley?
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. (right), and her husband Conan Harris (left). (JOSEPH PRECIOSO/AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PRECIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
The lawmaker came under pressure on the issue the same day the Trump administration announced it would freeze $10 billion in federal funds going toward child care in five blue states, following reports of social services fraud involving the Somali community in Minnesota.
The affected states will be California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York.
An Office of Management and Budget spokesperson reportedly told Axios that the delay is due to both fraud and the release of funds illegal immigrants.
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Pressley did not respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
KSTP reporter Jay Calls investigated alleged fraud that occurred at Minnesota day care centers in January 2025. (Screenshot/KSTP 5)
“There is far more fraud in California, New York and Illinois than in Minnesota,” Elon Musk, the former head of Donald Trump’s Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), said this week. “I estimate that the amount of fraud occurring across the country is approximately 10% of the federal budget, or about $700 billion a year.”
