BOOM! Josh Hawley Hammered Flock in the hearing room, then Keefe got pulled over next
The short version: Next News Network frames a Senate exchange where Josh Hawley presses Flock's CEO on ALPR overreach, then notes the irony of Keefe allegedly getting pulled over soon after.
Our Take
Credit to The Next News Network for packaging this clip — a senator publicly grilling Flock Safety's leadership is exactly the kind of accountability moment this surveillance industry rarely faces. Whether or not the viral "Keefe got pulled over" twist checks out, we can't verify every detail secondhand, and we'd encourage viewers to watch the full hearing footage themselves rather than rely on a recap stitched together with a mining-stock sponsorship read.
What matters here isn't the gotcha narrative, it's that a sitting U.S. senator is willing to say out loud what camera-watchers have been saying for years: a private company quietly wiring thousands of license plate readers into a national tracking network deserves hostile questions, not a rubber stamp. Hawley's skepticism, whatever his motives, is useful ammunition for anyone pushing city councils to slow down or kill Flock contracts.
If this clip gets you wondering how many of these cameras are already watching your own commute, check our map for nearby installations, and if you want to push back locally, our take-action page has the tools to start that fight at your next council meeting.
This is DeFlock The USA’s original commentary. The video above is the work of The Next News Network, published on YouTube — full credit to the creator.