India, March 5 -- Montana Senator and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy is in focus after he was involved in an altercation involving an ex-Marine, Brian McGinnis, at the Capitol. Videos which went viral on social media showed the 40-year-old step in when McGinnis was protesting US involvement in the Iran conflict.

While Capitol police tried to move McGinnis, who is also a Green Party member, running for the North Carolina Senate, Sheehy stepped in and appeared to injure the ex-serviceman's arm. The action has been met with mixed responses. Some have praised him for stepping up and ensuring order was maintained at the Senate hearing, while others have criticized him for trying to silence McGinnis' voice.

Amid much interest in Sheehy, his pers...