On Capitol attack anniversary, Marine vet says he’ll challenge Hawley

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On Capitol attack anniversary, Marine vet says he’ll challenge Hawley
By Jim Salter, The Associated Press
 Jan 6, 12:16 PM
Democratic Senate hopeful Lucas Kunce speaks to the press after conceding at a primary election watch party Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Reed/Hoffmann, File)

Two years to the day since U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley’s now-famous raised-fist salute to rioters at the U.S. Capitol, a Marine veteran who ran unsuccessfully for Senate in 2022 announced Friday that he’ll try to unseat Hawley in 2024.

Lucas Kunce, 40, served 13 years in the Marines. A video released by his campaign shows the photo of Hawley with his fist raised on Jan. 6, 2021 — a photo that drew strong criticism from some, but also appears on coffee mugs that the senator sells. Kunce’s video shows security camera footage of Hawley running through the Capitol hallway in the chaotic aftermath of the attack.

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