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Riley Moore: “One of them, presumably, turns out, was armed.”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

Can A Republican Be Pro-Union? Congressman Riley Moore | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 66

Published April 29, 2026 | Video Starts at 09:07

Swearing. Right. Yeah. Yeah. And I. Kids are how old? 4, 6, and 8. That's great. Yeah. And so, of course, we call the cops. One of them, presumably, turns out, was armed. And so bad news for him. He's in West Virginia. He's lucky he didn't get shot because. Yeah, you guys are born with, like. Yeah. License. Exactly. (09:07–09:11)

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