Incoming House Republican: ‘We Need a Lot More Daniel Pennys’

Rep.-elect Brandon Gill (R-Texas) said the nation needs “a lot more Daniel Pennys,” calling the Marine veteran who was found not guilty of homicide in the New York City subway trial Monday a “patriot.”

“I don’t know about you all, but I think we need a lot more Daniel Penny’s in this country, because we have far too many Jordan Neely’s,” Gill said at a New York Young Republican Club event Sunday evening.

Penny, 26, was charged with manslaughter in the death of Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who had been shouting at passengers and acting erratically on a subway train car May 1, 2023. Neely died after Penny placed him in a headlock. Penny argued he was protecting himself and other passengers on the subway car.

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