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Billy Long drowns out protester with auction call in Twitter hearing

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Rep. Billy Long, R-Missouri, took an unconventional approach to drown out an alt-right protester who interrupted a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing about Twitter Wednesday.

The professional auctioneer before joining Congress let out a booming auction call when activist Laura Loomer stood up to accuse Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey of tilting the midterms in favor of Democrats.

Loomer refused to stop interrupting before being escorted out of the hearing room.

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