Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) aide threw a climate protester to the ground after a tense interaction.
In an interaction filmed and released by the environmentalist group Climate Defiance, a protester surprised and vigorously denounced Manchin at a Harvard event, prompting the West Virginia Democrat to get to his feet to confront his antagonist. After holding Manchin back, communications director Jonathan Kott grabbed and threw the protester out the door, sending him tumbling to the ground.
“You sold our futures and you got rich doing it. You sick f***!” the protester said, prompting Manchin to rise from his seat and attempt to get into the protester’s face. “How dare you? You have sold our—”
The protester’s last line was cut off after he was tossed out of the room.
The group touted the exchange as favoring them, releasing an
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