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Montana Senator Joins Capitol Police in Forcefully Removing Anti-War Protester

McGinnis protested at an Armed Services hearing and was physically removed by Capitol Police and Sheehy.

Montana Senator Joins Capitol Police in Forcefully Removing Anti-War Protester
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Video showed Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy helping Capitol Police remove anti-war protester Brian McGinnis from an Armed Services hearing, where McGinnis’s hand became caught in a door. McGinnis was arrested and taken to a hospital; police said he and three officers were treated for injuries.

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Anti-war protester and North Carolina Senate candidate

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Tim Sheehy
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Montana senator who helped Capitol Police remove a protester from a hearing

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Tim Sheehy Helps Remove Brian McGinnis From Senate Hearing

Outlets agree that North Carolina Senate candidate Brian McGinnis protested at a Senate hearing and that Sen. Tim Sheehy helped Capitol Police remove him. Left-leaning outlets focus on McGinnis’s reported arm injury and scrutiny of Sheehy’s physical intervention. Center outlets mostly recount the removal, injuries and differing accounts, with some attention to Sheehy’s role. Right-leaning outlets stress McGinnis’s resistance and charges, often portraying Sheehy as helping police or de-escalating.

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