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When shots were fired outside the U.S. Capitol today, Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., reacted quickly.
Gun shots outside the Capitol.
— Tim Griffin (@TimGriffinAR2) October 3, 2013
He then went and sheltered in place in the House cloakroom, per instructions from police.
I am in House Cloakroom off the Floor.
— Tim Griffin (@TimGriffinAR2) October 3, 2013
While he was there, he sent this tweet, which he later deleted, asking President Barack Obama, Sen. Chuck Schumer, and House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to stop their “violent rhetoric.”
Only once it became clear that the whole situation was over and had–apparently—nothing to do with the government shutdown, he apologized:
