India, March 5 -- Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT) joined the Capitol Police in tossing an ex-Marine protester from an Armed Services Subcommittee hearing in a wild scene that unfolded in the US Senate on Wednesday, May 4. Amid the altercation, the protester, Brian McGinnis, hurt his arm, with people in the room accusing Sheehy of breaking it.

In a statement on X, Sheehy said that McGinnis was "looking for a confrontation."

He wrote, reposting a video of the incident, "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. This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one. I hope he gets the help he ne...