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

Sheehy joined Capitol Police in pulling an anti-war protester from an Armed Services hearing.

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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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: 57% good look
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Montana senator who helped Capitol Police remove a protester from a hearing

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Anti-war protester and North Carolina Senate candidate

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Tim Sheehy Joins Police in Removing Brian McGinnis From Hearing

Outlets agree that Tim Sheehy joined Capitol Police in removing Brian McGinnis from a Senate hearing during McGinnis’s anti-war protest. Left-leaning outlets foreground the force used and McGinnis’s reported arm injury, raising scrutiny of Sheehy’s role. Center outlets mostly recount the removal and competing accounts of the injury, with some scrutiny of a senator physically intervening. Right-leaning outlets stress Sheehy’s assistance to police and McGinnis’s resistance, often presenting the intervention as de-escalation.

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