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Capitol Police zip tie seniors in wheelchairs during Medicaid protest

By Newsweek  
   June 26, 2025

Capitol Police officers were seen zip-tying the hands of senior citizens in wheelchairs on Wednesday during protests against proposed Medicaid cuts. Video shows one officer tightening a zip tie over the wrists of one man in a wheelchair, featuring what appeared to be a communication aid screen, next to a senior woman already zip-tied. A second man in a wheelchair was also shown with his hands zip-tied.

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