Protester Shouts ‘Trump Is Treason!’ and Throws Russian Flags at POTUS

As President Trump and Mitch McConnell headed to this afternoon’s big GOP Senate lunch, a protester nearby threw Russian flags at the pair and shouted “Trump is treason!”

WATCH: Protester shouts “Trump is treason” after the president arrives for lunch with GOP. https://t.co/CFl8yhNCcM

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 24, 2017

Looks like someone threw Russian flags like confetti when Trump walked into the Senate. pic.twitter.com/BHxqh0JLBZ

— Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) October 24, 2017

Protester tosses Russian flags at Pres. Trump as he arrives at Senate GOP luncheon, yelling “Trump is treason!” pic.twitter.com/WbPwfxrvPB

— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) October 24, 2017

Trump arrives at Capitol; protester — identified as Ryan Clayton from Americans Take Action — infiltrates press pool shouts ‘TRUMP IS TREASON’ pic.twitter.com/eBsfHwXza0

— Nash Jenkins (@pnashjenkins) October 24, 2017

Protester ID’d self as Ryan Clayton from Americans Take Action got very close to Trump and threw these flags at him pic.twitter.com/hIk1v2qpHS

— Erica Werner (@ericawerner) October 24, 2017

Somehow Clayton––who’s pulled stunts with these flags before––got into the press pool, and was subsequently escorted out:

Capitol security forced take away man in secure area of Capitol who threw Russian flag at Trump & shouted “Trump is treason”

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) October 24, 2017

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