A Republican senator intervened to control a situation involving an ex-Marine protesting at the Capitol against Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran.
Tim Sheehy, who previously served as a Navy SEAL, swiftly responded on Wednesday when Brian McGinnis disrupted a Senate Armed Services Sub-Committee session.
McGinnis, a former Marine currently campaigning as a third-party Senate candidate in North Carolina, condemned the conflict in Iran, claiming it was a battle waged for Israel’s interests.
He shouted, “Israel is the reason for this war. America does not want to fight this war for Israel!”
Continuing his tirade, McGinnis asserted, “America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel! Your inability to name that highlights your ineptness as leaders! This is wrong, and nobody wants to fight for Israel!”
Sheehy assisted Capitol Police in escorting McGinnis out. During the confrontation, Sheehy pinned McGinnis against the door as they struggled to remove him from the premises.
After McGinnis was finally removed, Sheehy said he was just there to back up the police.
‘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,’ he said on social media.
A Republican Senator and former Navy SEAL restrained a radical leftist ex-Marine who came to the Capitol to heckle Republicans over Donald Trump’s strikes in Iran
Tim Sheehy flipped Montana’s previously Democrat Senate seat in 2024 after a career as a businessman and decorated combat veteran
‘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.’
Before his disruption, McGinnis announced his plans in a video posted to X.
‘Hey guys, I’m here in DC, trying to speak out against the Senate and ask them why they’re going to send our men and women into harm’s way when our elected officials said there would be no war,’ he said.
He also announced he wanted to ‘free Palestine and free America’ and called the Trump administration’s decision ‘a betrayal.’
McGinnis, whose campaign website features him posing with a dual-flag pin of both Ireland and Palestine as well as one wearing a keffiyeh, is running as an anti-war left-winger.
‘I’ve served this country, worked for a living, and put my life on the line for others. I’ve seen what leadership can look like when it truly serves the people. Not donors, not corporations, not politicians protecting their own interests.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to both McGinnis and the Green Party for further comment.
Sheehy flipped Montana’s previously Democrat Senate seat in 2024 after a career as a businessman and decorated combat veteran.
Sheehy ran as a ‘common sense’ candidate aligned with former President Trump who has created jobs in his state. He was against the bipartisan border deal.
Brian McGinnis, an ex-Marine now running a third party campaign for Senate in North Carolina, interrupted the proceedings to denounce the battle in Iran as a war being fought for Israel
McGinnis, is running as an anti-war left-winger on the Green Party ticket
Before his disruption, McGinnis announced his plans in a video posted to X
Senate Republicans voted down an effort Wednesday to halt the Trump administration’s war against Iran, demonstrating early support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.
The legislation, known as a war powers resolution, failed on a 47-53 vote tally. The vote fell mostly along party lines, though Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voted in favor and Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania voted against.
The war powers resolution gave lawmakers an opportunity to demand congressional approval before any further attacks are carried out. The vote forced them to take a stand on a war shaping the fate of US military members, countless other lives and the future of the region.
Kurdish fighters have reportedly launched a ground invasion of Iran as they look to topple the Iranian regime.
Thousands of soldiers have taken position in Iran as part of a military offensive, according to Jennifer Griffin, Chief National Security Correspondent of Fox News, after being secretly armed by the US.
An official, cited by Israeli network I24, claimed fighters began taking combat positions inside Iranian territory on Monday and have moved in around the southern mountains of Marivan in western Iran.
The US and Israel are thought to be seeking an armed uprising and have been smuggling weapons to Kurdish volunteers since last year.
Between four and seven US-Israeli helicopters were said to have conducted an airdrop in the Najaf desert, Iraq, on Wednesday.
McGinnis is seen posing for a photo wearing a keffiyeh
It has been reported that an on-the-ground rebellion could begin in the coming days after the American-Israeli offensive struck western Iranian security targets to degrade their capabilities.
A Kurdish Iranian dissident group based in northern Iraq said some of their forces had lined up by the Iranian border, in Sulaymaniyah province, on standby.
Khalil Nadiri, an official with the Kurdistan Freedom Party, said Kurdish opposition group leaders had been contacted by US officials regarding a potential operation.
It came as Hezbollah has vowed not to surrender ‘no matter the sacrifices’ as it continues to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The Iranian-backed terror group has pounded Israel with missiles and drones since Sunday, with Israel responding by sending troops into the south of the country.
Hezbollah has significant political authority in Lebanon but the country’s president Joseph Aoun announced a ban on its military activity, calling it ‘a sovereign and final decision’.
But Naim Qassem, the head of Iranian proxy force who Israel said is ‘marked for elimination’, claimed the group will not surrender.
In his first speech since they resumed fighting with Israel, he said: ‘We are facing aggression… our choice is to confront it until the ultimate sacrifice, and we will not surrender.’
That came after NATO shot down an Iranian missile heading towards a US air base as Iran continues to furiously attack the Middle East after Khamenei died in US-Israeli strikes.
