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Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action is corralled by police after he threw paper Russian flags at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and U.S. President Donald Trump as they arrived for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol October 24, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
'Trump Is Treason': Man Throws Russian Flags at McConnell and President on Capitol Hill
The protester posed as a reporter and later identified himself as Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action
Oct 24, 2017
As President Donald Trump walked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the Capitol building to an afternoon luncheon on Tuesday, a "very unusual incident" occurred: a protester posing as a journalist shouted "Trump is treason" and threw Russian flags in the president's direction.
"This president has conspired with agents of the Russian government," the protester--who identified himself as Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action--shouted. "We should be talking about treason, not tax cuts."
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As President Donald Trump walked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the Capitol building to an afternoon luncheon on Tuesday, a "very unusual incident" occurred: a protester posing as a journalist shouted "Trump is treason" and threw Russian flags in the president's direction.
"This president has conspired with agents of the Russian government," the protester--who identified himself as Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action--shouted. "We should be talking about treason, not tax cuts."
Watch:
Â
As President Donald Trump walked with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in the Capitol building to an afternoon luncheon on Tuesday, a "very unusual incident" occurred: a protester posing as a journalist shouted "Trump is treason" and threw Russian flags in the president's direction.
"This president has conspired with agents of the Russian government," the protester--who identified himself as Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action--shouted. "We should be talking about treason, not tax cuts."
Watch:
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