GOP senator joins Capitol Police in attempt to forcibly remove anti-war protester during hearing
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Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., helped U.S. Capitol Police officers arrest a man protesting the war in Iran at a Senate hearing Wednesday.
Sheehy said on X that Capitol Police tried to remove a protester from the Armed Services hearing. "He was fighting back," Sheehy said. "I decided to help out and deescalate the situation."
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