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    Trump condemns attacks on media after BBC incident

    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47218625

    Donald Trump has condemned attacks on the media after an incident involving a BBC cameraman at the US president's rally in Texas on Monday.

    A White House statement did not refer to the specific incident.

    It said the president "condemns all acts of violence against any individual or group of people - including members of the press".

    The BBC's Ron Skeans was shoved and sworn at by a man in a Make America Great Again cap in El Paso.

    The BBC later asked the White House to review security for media attending President Trump's rallies.

    In a letter, the BBC said the press area was unsupervised, and no security had tried to intervene during the incident.

    The White House statement, from Press Secretary Sarah Sanders, added: "We ask that anyone attending an event do so in a peaceful and respectful manner."

    Mr Trump has been critical of media, which he has called the enemy of the people.

    After Monday's incident, Mr Trump's campaign team thanked law enforcement for ejecting the unidentified man.

    "An individual involved in a physical altercation with a news cameraman was removed from last night's rally," said Michael Glassner, the chief operating officer for Trump for President Inc.

    "We appreciate the swift action from venue security and law enforcement officers."

    Mr Skeans said the man almost knocked him and his camera over twice before he was wrestled away by a blogger.

    President Trump saw the attack, checked they were well with a thumbs up and continued his speech after Mr Skeans returned the gesture.

    BBC Washington producer Eleanor Montague and Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue were sitting in front of the camera.

    Ms Montague said the protester had attacked other news crews but Mr Skeans "got the brunt of it".

    What did the BBC letter say?
    In the letter to Ms Sanders, the BBC's Americas Bureaux Editor Paul Danahar asked for a review of security arrangements for members of the press attending the president's rallies.

    Mr Danahar pointed out "that access into the media area last night was unsupervised and that no member of law enforcement or security stopped the attacker entering, intervened when he began his attack or followed up on the incident with our colleagues afterwards".

    https://www.vox.com/2019/2/12/182216...-rally-el-paso

    Trump’s speech on Monday was his first at a rally in 2019. He set the tone by attacking the media just seconds into it, saying, “Look at all the press back there, can you believe that? This is like the Academy Awards used to be. They’ve gone down a long way since they started hitting us a little bit, right? That was a long fall, but there they are.”

    The crowd responded with loud boos.


    About 10 minutes after Skeans was attacked, Trump laid into the media again while deflecting from the notion that his campaign colluded with Russia.

    “There’s also collusion between the Democrats and the fake news, right here,” he said, prompting more “CNN sucks!” chants.

    As was the case both during his presidential campaign and the recent midterm cycle, attacking the media was one of Trump’s central themes on Monday night. At one point, he called fact-checkers “some of the most dishonest people in media.” He also mockingly mimicked reporters who try to cover him.



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    After all the lies and bull$#@! spewed by the government media organs and all the damage they have done, forgive me for not shedding a tear.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    ejecting the unidentified man
    https://twitter.com/UKIPMEMBERWALES/...99774845038592



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    At Trump’s El Paso rally, the man who rushed the press box, pushed over reporters, and knocked over cameras will walk free with no charges because nobody in the media wanted to file a complaint. Since when did the media become so magnanimous with respect to Conservative Trump supporters? Leftist plant, with full media complicity, confirmed.
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    When will zippy condemn false flags?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    When will zippy condemn false flags?
    Judgement day, the same day he will renounce the Fed.

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    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    https://twitter.com/UKIPMEMBERWALES/...99774845038592


    Hmm. Still no ID on this unknown assailant?
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    In a letter, the BBC said the press area was unsupervised, and no security had tried to intervene during the incident.
    Bullsh!t. Other stories report that event security removed him, and it’s clear from the video that someone grabbed him almost immediately.
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    I'm confused am I supposed to feel bad about this?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannno View Post
    When will zippy condemn false flags?
    Just another one of Zippy's threads.


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