| | | Rep. Dan Crenshaw Accosted by Group of Proud Boys, Far-Right Activists‘EYEPATCH MCCAIN’
Alan Halaly Breaking News Intern
Updated Jun. 18, 2022 5:26PM ET / Published Jun. 18, 2022 4:54PM ET
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Videos circulating on social media show a group of Proud Boys and adjacent far-right protestors violently confronted Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) at a Saturday event for the Texas Republican Party. Conservative activist Alex Stein posted video of the incident on Twitter. Among the insults and threats being shouted at the representative was “eyepatch McCain,” a term popularized by Tucker Carlson, who was mocking his support for Ukrainian aid. Another video shows a man in a “45” hat screaming: “Dan Crenshaw is a traitor! He needs to be hung for treason!” A witness who was at the convention told Mediaite that Stein and others were escorted out, and that they believe some were arrested. “They got physical with multiple people, including hitting them with cameras,” the witness said. “His campaign manager was assaulted by being pushed aggressively into a pillar.” In response to the video gaining traction on Twitter, Crenshaw clapped back to Stein and others on Twitter: “This is what happens when angry little boys like @alexstein99 don’t grow up and can’t get girlfriends…” Crenshaw wrote.
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U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw Lost His Eye During a 2012 Mission to Afghanistan
BY LEILA KOZMANOV. 11 2020, UPDATED 2:08 P.M. ET
U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw is already hailed as the rising star of the Republican Party, even though he began his career in politics only a few years ago.
The former Navy SEAL was first elected as the Congressman representing Texas' 2nd congressional district in 2018 and he won the seat again in 2020. He lost his eye during a mission to Afghanistan, but this hasn't stopped him from achieving unparalleled success. So, what happened to his eye?
This is what happened to Rep. Dan Crenshaw's eye.
Rep. Crenshaw was first commissioned as a U.S. Navy officer in 2006. He deployed to Iraq twice. The tragedy that cost him his right eye occurred in 2012, when he was about six months into his third mission to Afghanistan. According to The Washington Post, the accident took place in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, where Rep. Crenshaw and his platoon were sent on a last-minute mission.
One of the interpreters, Raqman, crossed in front of Rep. Crenshaw just as the platoon made motions to secure a compound. Raqman stepped on a pressure plate, accidentally triggering 15 pounds worth of explosives. He suffered fatal injuries, while Rep. Crenshaw lost his right eye. According to The Washington Post, Rep. Crenshaw compared the experience to being "hit by a truck." According to the outlet, he felt as though his body "been scratched open" and "doused in Tabasco."
Rep. Crenshaw was put into a medically-induced coma and sent to Germany for treatment, where the remains of his right eye were scraped out, and a copper wire was removed from his right eye. Reportedly, it took him about two years to fully recover. He deployed to Bahrain and South Korea after the accident.
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