Protester Who Threw Flags at Trump Is Arrested, Identified

Ryan Clayton of Americans Take Action (C) is corralled by police after he threw Russian flags at Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and President Donald Trump as they arrived for the Republican Senate Policy Luncheon at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on Oct. 24, 2017. Trump joined the senators to talk about upcoming legislation, including the proposed GOP tax cuts and reform. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The protester who threw Russian flags at President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday has been identified.

Ryan Clayton, who was posing as a journalist, threw the flags and yelled some words at the president, NBC reported.