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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jan 14, 2021, 05:53 AM Jan 2021

Ohio man joins raid on U.S. Capitol: 'I shouldn't have kicked in the window' [View all]

An Ohio man kicked in an enforced window shutter at the U.S. Capitol during a seditious mob raid on Congress last week, footage shows.

Troy Faulkner can be clearly seen on the exterior of the Capitol in a “Faulkner Painting” sweatshirt bearing the company phone number. Footage shows him successfully kicking the shutter in after the first insurrectionist failed. The crowd responded with jubilance.

Shortly thereafter, a woman uses a Donald Trump flag to clear what’s left of the pane.

“Traitors! Traitors get guillotine,” one man yelled, referring to a machine infamously used during the French Revolution for beheadings.

Read more: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2021/01/14/ohio-man-joins-raid-on-u-s-capitol-i-shouldnt-have-kicked-in-the-window/

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