Harry Dunn, ex-officer who defended Capitol on January 6, to run for Congress
by Martin Pengelly in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#6HM3Y)
Former Capitol officer announces candidacy for Maryland seat, saying he's running to stop Trump's Maga extremists'
Harry Dunn, a former police officer who defended the US Capitol on 6 January 2021, will run for US Congress in Maryland.
On Friday, a day ahead of the third anniversary of the deadly riot, Dunn said via X, formerly known as Twitter: On January 6, I defended our democracy from insurrectionists as a Capitol police officer. After, President Biden honoured me with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
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