Joe Manchin's aide threw a climate activist to the ground after they threw profanities at the West Virginia Democrat.
In an interaction filmed and released by the environmentalist group Climate Defiance, a protester surprised and vigorously denounced Manchin at a Harvard event, prompting theDemocrat 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 group touted the exchange as favoring them, releasing an edited video showing the interaction.
“BREAKING: we just called Joe Manchin a sick f***,” a post from the group’s X account read. “We humiliated him in front of a herd of Harvard elites. He squared up. We held firm. Barbaric murderer, hideous fiend, he torches humanity and laughs.”BREAKING: we just called Joe Manchin a sick fuck. We humiliated him in front of a herd of Harvard elites. He squared up. We held firm. Barbaric murderer, hideous fiend, he torches humanity and laughs.
This we will not forget. Last night we welcomed Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley to our one-year birthday party. An original member of the Squad and a fighter for a Green New Deal, Pressley is a star. The energy was electric, the passion palpable. Revolution was in the air.The climate demonstrators were angry over the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a priority of Manchin’s that has dragged on due to lawsuits and protests.
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