Mehdi Hasan
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Veteran Whose Arm Was Broken As He Protested Iran War Speaks Out

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March 13, 2026

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US veteran Brian McGinnis stood up in the middle of a Senate hearing, loudly declaring: “America does not want to fight this war for Israel.” What followed was an horrifying episode that went viral, has netted hundreds of millions of views all around the world: A Republican senator swooped in and helped break his arm in a gruesome fashion. There were horrified yells from attendees and shocking silence from politicians in the room.

Recovering from his injury, McGinnis spoke with Prem about the incident, what propelled him to speak out against the war on Iran, and the propaganda machine he’s pushing against.

McGinnis described the atmosphere inside the Senate hearing room as “dystopian,” saying members of congress were behaving like “robots” as he was violently removed.

He argued that pro-war propaganda and “shallow” slogans like “support your troops” are “made to just hypnotize us away from thinking critically.”

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