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GOP senator helps Capitol Police remove anti-war protester during hearing

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., helped U.S. Capitol Police officers arrest a man protesting the war in Iran at a Senate hearing Wednesday. “Capitol Police were attempting to remove an unhinged protestor from the Armed Services hearing. He was fighting back. I decided to help out and deescalate the situation,” Sheehy said on X. … Read more

GOP senator joins police in ejecting anti-war protester from Capitol Hill hearing

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Republican Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana assisted several police officers in physically ejecting a man who interrupted a Capitol Hill hearing on Wednesday to object to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran. The protester — Brian McGinnis, who describes himself as a Marine veteran running as a Green Party candidate in North Carolina’s Senate … Read more