Mark McCloskey Announces Senate Run in Missouri: 'People Are Tired Of Cancel Culture, The Poison Of Critical Race Theory & The Big Lie Of Systemic Racism'

A St. Louis attorney who famously defended his home from Black Lives Matter protesters who broke into his neighborhood announced his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, telling "Tucker Carlson Tonight" he will defend Missourians the same way he defended his wife and family.

Mark McCloskey, who alongside wife Patricia, was pictured last year wielding a rifle and a handgun respectively when Black Lives Matter demonstrators ingressed toward their property, told host Tucker Carlson that the confrontation may have been a message in itself.

"God came knocking on my door disguised as an angry mob. It really did wake me up," he said.

"As I campaigned for [Donald Trump], and we've continued to do rallies and events supporting our constitutional rights, what I've learned is that the people are sick and tired of cancel culture -- and the poison of critical race theory and the big lie of systemic racism."

"God came knocking my door disguised as an angry mob. It woke me up."@Mark__McCloskey joins @TuckerCarlson discussing his announcement that he is running for the vacating Senate seat in Missouri as a Republican. pic.twitter.com/fkVsbcXZsj

— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) May 19, 2021

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