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Marine vet Brian McGinnis vows to stay in Senate race after viral Sheehy clash

McGinnis said he would remain in the Senate race after being removed from a hearing where he protested U.S. strikes on Iran.

Marine vet Brian McGinnis vows to stay in Senate race after viral Sheehy clash
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Marine veteran and Green Party candidate Brian McGinnis said he would continue his North Carolina Senate campaign after police removed him from a hearing where he protested U.S. strikes on Iran. Sen. Tim Sheehy helped officers remove him, and police said McGinnis faces charges. citations only array, remove bracket.

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Tim Sheehy
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Montana senator who helped officers remove McGinnis from the hearing

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Outgoing Republican senator from North Carolina

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Former North Carolina governor and Senate candidate

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Brian McGinnis Removed From Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing

Brian McGinnis, a North Carolina Senate candidate, was removed from a Senate hearing after protesting U.S. military action in Iran. Center outlets focus on questions about McGinnis’s whereabouts and his family’s reported inability to reach him. Right-leaning outlets emphasize his pledge to continue campaigning and Sen. Tim Sheehy’s role in the removal.

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