Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) was accused of breaking the hand of Marine veteran and anti-war activist Brian McGinnis.
During a break in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, McGinnis put his hand through a hole in the wall to prevent Capitol Police from removing him from the room.
A video recorded by another anti-war activist showed Sheehy getting in on the melee by grabbing McGinnis and attempting to force him through the doorway.
"His hand! His hand! Oh!" one onlooker shouted.
"The senator broke his hand!" someone else exclaimed.
"A US Senator just broke the hand of a Marine," another member of the audience yelled. "A US Senator just broke the hand of a Marine; you're a coward."
Sheehy turned and walked away without successfully dislodging McGinnis.
"Yeah, go f--- yourself," someone muttered.
The video linked from the article:
https://x.com/alanhe/status/2029301477341061613/mediaViewer?currentTweet=2029301477341061613¤tTweetUser=alanhe
Genuine [WARNING] if you are squeamish, as best I can tell, at least one bone in the Marine's forearm snapped, and this can be heard, and seen.
... Right before his arm snaps, (which did not seem to affect his ability to grip the door he was clinging to) he shouted ~~"No one wants to die for Israel!"~~
(See below revision)
UPDATE:
The link to the video on X no longer works.
It worked when I made this post.
Alternate camera angle of same event:
https://www.vxinstagram.com/reel/DVexfyRAWrn/
Thanks to ZephyrXero for the link.
REVISION:
I was mistaken, he did not, immediately prior to his arm snapping, say "No one wants to die for Israel!"
He said "No one wants to fight for Israel!'
... As do I.
I hope a lot of other things happen to Sheehy that I would likely be moderated for saying, so...
Yeah. Yeah. Sue him. Press charges.
I don't think you'll be moderated for speaking along those lines in this comm/instance. (Unless I have my instances confused, in which case I'll go first: Heads. On. Pikes.)
... a verse from The Mariner's Revenge, by The Decemberists.