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Sen. Joe Manchin gives members of the National Guard a tour of the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Jan. 22, 2021.
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WASHINGTON – When Sen. Joe Manchin learned a throng of pro-Trump protestors was threatening to disrupt Congress count of the Electoral College votes in the Capitol on Jan. 6, the 73-year-old, 6-foot-3 former football standout said he was not ready to back down. My intention was to stay and fight: Let ‘em in. Let’s go at it.’ But I didn’t know what was going on, the West Virginia Democrat told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview. You had a lot of people chanting. I didn’t think anything of that. But within 10 or 15 minutes, a SWAT team comes in with all of their gear and says ‘You guys are out of here. Just go now. Don’t even stop.
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