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Troy Nehls: “We should be able to agree to disagree. But you have…”

Featuring: Troy Nehls, Republican | U.S. House, Texas, District 22

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US Rep. Troy Nehls full interview about rioters that stormed Capitol building

Published | Video Starts at 05:18

You should be with us. What are you doing? And I said, young man, this is not the way we conduct business. You do not resort to violence. We should be able to agree to disagree. But you have breached the Capitol grounds. You have overcome Capitol Hill police. We've had police officers that have been hurt. And then you've entered the Capitol and you've destroyed. You've broken windows, and their behavior was unacceptable. (05:18–05:25)

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