Man photographed in Pelosiâs office chair claims heâs retired Memphis firefighter
Man photographed in Pelosiâs office chair claims heâs retired Memphis firefighter By WMC Action News 5 Staff | January 7, 2021 at 5:02 PM CST - Updated January 8 at 7:37 AM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - An Arkansas man photographed in House Speaker Nancy Pelosiâs office chair during the siege on the U.S. Capitol Wednesday claims to have a Mid-South connection.
The now-viral photo shows Richard Barnett seated in the Speakerâs chair with his foot propped on her desk.
Weâve uncovered a Facebook video posted in October 2020 in which Barnett said he is a retired firefighter out of Memphis. He said he spends his time doing what he can to âprotect our country.â