Sen. Joe Manchin, Democrat. Virginia appeared to confront climate protesters on Friday after they confronted them during an appearance at the Harvard Kennedy School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
A video posted on X (formerly Twitter) by climate change group Climate Defiance shows an activist approaching Manchin during a roundtable discussion.
“Joe Manchin, you got rich selling our futures,” a protester told the senator. “I can’t believe you’re not feeling well. Is it even possible for you to do something like that?”
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Manchin quickly stood up and began walking toward the activists, but a man stepped between them.
“You sold our futures,” the activist continued before being pushed to the ground.
The edited video then cuts to Manchin speaking with activists, saying, “Do you guys want to sit down somewhere and talk?”
Sen. Joe Manchin, Democrat. Virginia appeared to have a showdown Friday after a standoff with climate change protesters during an appearance at the Harvard Kennedy School. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“I’m not going to sit down,” one of the activists replies. “You receive more funding from fossil fuels than any other senator.”
“You made millions, you made millions from that position. You drive a Maserati,” another activist told Manchin.
“Oh my god,” Manchin can be heard responding.
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Activists specifically focused on questioning the senator over the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Manchin played a role in securing the pipeline in the Fiscal Responsibility Act and filed his own amicus brief in the Supreme Court case last year.
“Do you think people support this pipeline?” one activist asked the senator directly.
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Manchin began explaining why people should support the pipeline before it is cut off by fellow activists.
“They don’t support it,” the activist said.
As Mr. Manchin shook hands with each person before leaving, the activists could be heard shouting, “It’s not our future, it’s not your interest.”
Manchin is scheduled to appear at the Kennedy School on Friday with resident fellow Alison King, according to an advertisement for the institute’s event, where they will discuss topics such as who he expects to support in the 2024 election. was scheduled to be taken up. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
“Earlier today, protesters disrupted the IOP Study Group, where Senator Joe Manchin was a guest speaker, for several minutes,” a statement from Harvard University said. “Harvard University Police Officers ordered the protesters to leave the Kennedy School campus, and the protesters complied. After the chaos, Sen. Manchin continued to speak with IOP students. Harvard University Police Department The department and the Kennedy School are reviewing this incident.”
FOX News Digital has reached out to Manchin’s office, the Harvard University Police Department, the Kennedy Institute of Politics and Climate Defiance for additional comment.
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Manchin is scheduled to appear at the Kennedy School on Friday with resident fellow Alison King, according to an advertisement for the institute’s event, where they will discuss topics including who he expects to support in the 2024 election. was scheduled to be taken up.
Climate Defiance also confronted Manchin in January, claiming the organization surrounded him in New Hampshire to confront him over energy and climate policy. Climate Defiance said its members cornered Manchin and forced him to hide in an “old” building in Goffstown, New Hampshire. The senator’s remarks came shortly after he spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics’ “Politics and Eggs” forum, which is often attended by presidential candidates.
Climate Defiance also confronted Manchin in January, shortly after the senator spoke at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics’ frequent “Politics and Eggs” forum on energy and climate policy. He claimed to have surrounded Manchin in New Hampshire in order to confront him. Presidential candidates also attended. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Last month, the West Virginia senator put an end to speculation that he might run for president, saying, “I’m not seeking a third-party run. I’m not involved in the presidential race.”
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Manchin spoke at West Virginia University as part of a “listening tour” that began in January with his daughter’s activist group Americans Together, a movement that calls itself a “moderate majority” that rejects “extremism.” This announcement was made during a lecture. In politics. ”
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As of late February, Manchin had not yet endorsed President Joe Biden, telling CNN’s Caitlan Collins, “I don’t endorse anyone at this point. We’ll see what happens.” Ta.
Manchin, who previously said the president should have the “knowledge,” “passion” and “ability” needed to unite a divided nation, said he remains concerned. . Biden’s increasingly polarizing policies.
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“I talked to him and his guys about him going too far to the left. They were pushing him, pulling him, whatever,” Manchin said. “But that’s not the place for America. That’s not the place for our country.”
Fox News’ Jamie Joseph and Thomas Catennaci contributed to this report.
