The Democrat who represents parts of Phoenix, Glendale and Tolleson, is a U.S. Marine Corps combat veteran.
As he hunkered down with other members of Congress, Gallego assessed his limited resources and came up with a plan.
 âI had a pen. If anyone broke in, my plan was get that pen and jab it into somebodyâs eye,â Gallego said, in an interview with the West Valley View two days later.
âAnd if they had a weapon, disarm them and start shooting my way out.âÂ
Gallego has been praised by many for keeping his cool during what he now calls âan insurrection.â He instructed members how to use gas masks they were givenâand guided stranded journalists (who were not allowed into the safe area where Gallego and other representatives were) to the safety of his nearby office.
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Rep. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat and a Marine Corps veteran, reportedly shielded members of the media in his office on Wednesday as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol.
In an interview following the incident Wednesday afternoon, Gallego condemned the assault on the Capitol, a move which was aimed at disrupting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden s victory, as treasonous.
Rep. Ruben Gallego shielded members of the media in his office as Trump supporters stormed the Capitol Wednesday to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to a Politico reporter.
While inside the gallery, members of Congress were instructed to put on escape hoods that also serve as gas masks. Matt Fuller, a Huffington Post reporter who also covers Congress, reported that Gallego, the Democratic congressman from Arizona and a Marine Corps veteran, helped people with their masks.
New in 2021: New year will see female recruits in San Diego and more boot camp gender-integration December 31, 2020 Sgt. Jamel Munden, a martial arts instructor with Support Battalion, supervises recruits of Papa Company, 4th Recruit Training Battalion, as they practice martial arts April 23, 2018, on Parris Island, South Carolina. (Cpl. Joseph Jacob/Marine Corps) For the first time in history, 2021 will see women attend boot camp at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego. In February one platoon of women will join Lima Company, 3rd Recruit Training Battalion, training alongside platoons of male recruits. The organization will be similar to at least nine coed companies that have trained through Parris Island, South Carolina, since January 2019.
New in 2021: Marine Corps looks to revamp junior promotion December 31, 2020 Cpl. Donovan Massieperez with Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division, is promoted to corporal during an NCO promotion ceremony on Camp Courtney, Okinawa, Japan, April 1. (Lance Cpl. Jamal Norris/Marine Corps) In February junior Marines looking for promotion to corporal or sergeant will see a new, more robust promotion system, designed to reduce the importance of any one event and give commands greater input on noncommissioned officer promotion. The new junior enlisted performance evaluation system, or JEPES, will replace the old pros/cons method and will be made up of three objective scores ― called war fighting, physical toughness and mental agility ― combined with a more subjective score provided by a Marine’s command, called command input.
The Franklin County Sheriff s SWAT deputy who shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. on Dec. 4 is also a Baptist pastor and has used his faith to justify law enforcement s use of force.
Michael Jason Meade, a 17-year sheriff s department veteran who goes by Jason, described use of force as righteous release in a 2018 video interview posted on YouTube by the Franklin County Sheriff s office.
“Every now and then you have to actually use force,” Meade said in the video, called “Connecting with the Community.
“We don’t go around looking for it because we don’t have to, he said. Plenty of people out there will give you that opportunity .