Senate GOP Sen. Tim Sheehy joins police to physically remove protester from hearing by Sarah Davis - 03/04/26 5:48 PM ET by Sarah Davis - 03/04/26 5:48 PM ET Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email NOW PLAYING Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) assisted Capitol Police in forcibly removing a protester from a congressional hearing on Wednesday afternoon.  Video from the hearing posted online by a CBS News reporter shows the senator helping police officers push Brian McGinnis out of the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.  McGinnis is a former Marine sergeant and a Green Party candidate running in North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race.  “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,” Sheehy wrote in a post on the social platform X.  “This gentleman came to the Capitol looking for a confrontation, and he got one,” the senator continued. “I hope he gets the help he needs without causing further violence.” An anti-war activist, McGinnis could be heard shouting “No one wants to fight for Israel” as he resisted police by sticking his arm in a door.  A spokesperson for U.S. Capitol Police told The Hill in a statement that three officers sustained injuries during the incident, as did McGinnis.  “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 spokesperson said.  “The outburst happened just before 3:00 p.m., during a hearing inside the Hart Senate Office Building,” the statement continued. “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.” McGinnis is facing three counts for assaulting a police officer and three counts related to his attempts to resist arrest, according to the department. “Protests are not allowed inside the Congressional Buildings,” the department spokesperson said. “There are plenty of other spots on Capitol Grounds, outside, where demonstrations are allowed.” Add as preferred source on Google Tags Tim Sheehy Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Share ✕ LinkedIn LinkedIn Email Email More Senate News See All Senate Senate Republicans urge Trump to back Cornyn in Texas runoff by Al Weaver 5 minutes ago Senate  /  5 minutes ago