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Ricketts Apologizes After Capitol Police Incident | Dayton News
Senator Pete Ricketts sparked controversy after allegedly using Capitol Police to sidestep a reporter’s questions about Mitch McConnell’s health — a moment captured and amplified by TMZ DC’s Charlie Cotton. The video showed Ricketts gesturing to officers as he passed through security, while Cotton, who had already cleared security himself, was trying to get a comment on whether McConnell should do more to prove his health. Cotton called it an attempt to “sick Capitol Police on me,” but Ricketts later apologized, acknowledging he “reacted poorly” and thanking Cotton for the chance to clear the…
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