Manchin Victory Lap on Pipeline Disrupted by Protesters (1)

Climate activists stormed the stage during remarks in Washington by Senator Joe Manchin, interrupting his comments about securing the contested Mountain Valley pipeline in the debt-ceiling deal.

Manchin eventually retreated to a back room to finish his remarks at a permitting reform summit held by the digital media company Semafor in Washington after about two dozen protesters with the group Climate Defiance barged onto the stage.

“Dirty deal. MVP. Manchin you are killing me!” they chanted as they took control of the stage.

Joe Manchin speaks as climate activists take over the stage in Washington DC.

Photographer: Eric Kayne/ZUMA Press Wire/AP

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