U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana has responded to a video that was posted online on Wednesday that shows him involved in a brief struggle between Capitol police and a protester.
The incident happened Wednesday during a hearing conducted by the Senate Armed Services Committee. A man in a Marine Corps uniform is seen in the video being led out by Capitol police.
The man slips his left hand in between the hinge of the door and the frame in an attempt to prevent from being taken out of the room.
There are unconfirmed reports that the man's hand or part of his arm were broken as police tried to remove him.
Alan He of CBS News posted on social media: "Senator Sheehy joined Capitol Police in lifting up and ejecting anti war protestor Brian McGinnis from a SASC subcommittee hearing. McGinnis is a Green Party candidate running for Senate in N.C."
Sheehy posted on X: "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 needs without causing further violence."
Senator Sheehy joined Capitol Police in lifting up and ejecting anti war protestor Brian McGinnis from a SASC subcommittee hearing. McGinnis is a Green Party candidate running for Senate in N.C. An antiwar activist filmed the video below: pic.twitter.com/0dVA0ORWXQ
— Alan He (@alanhe) March 4, 2026
The U.S. Capitol Police issued this statement late Wednesday afternoon:
“This afternoon, an unruly man who started to illegally protest during a hearing, put everyone in a dangerous position by violently resisting and fighting our officer’s attempts to remove him from the room. The outburst happened just before 3:00 p.m., during a hearing inside the Hart Senate Office Building. Three officers had to be treated for injuries by DC Fire & EMS. The suspect, who got his own arm stuck in a door to resist our officers and force his way back into the hearing room, was also treated. The suspect, 44-year-old Brian C. McGinnis of NC is facing three counts of Assault on a Police Officer, as well as three counts of Resisting Arrest, and Crowding, Obstructing, and Incommoding for the unlawful demonstration. Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional Buildings. There are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds, outside, where demonstrations are allowed.”
