Because he incites his cult members to hate the media, a MAGA guy attacked a BBC cameraman. This is dangerous. Someone could get seriously hurt if Trump doesn’t tone down his hateful rhetoric. So far, has done nothing.
Full BBC statement: pic.twitter.com/wanqEgcSnt
— Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) February 12, 2019
“You all right? Everything OK?” Trump asked, after a BBC camera operator was assaulted by one of his supporters during the rally in El Paso. Mood in El Paso felt uglier, more discordant than at other rallies, post-2016 campaign. https://t.co/d1XM082AH6
— Mark Landler (@MarkLandler) February 12, 2019
This is the shameful moment when my cameraman Ron Skeans was attacked at an @realDonaldTrump rally in El Paso last night – warning this video contains strong language. Happily Ron is fine. #TrumpElPaso pic.twitter.com/Ay5DYT6gjP
— Gary O'Donoghue (@BBCBlindGazza) February 12, 2019
Just attended my first @realDonaldTrump rally where my colleague BBC cameraman Rob Skeans was attacked by a Trump supporter. The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy against the media by Trump and other speakers all night #TrumpElPaso pic.twitter.com/Oiw8osPms3
— Eleanor Montague (@EleanorMontague) February 12, 2019
Last night’s assault on a @BBC cameraman is an assault on our shared First Amendment values, & sadly it’s not the first.
— Reporters Committee (@rcfp) February 12, 2019
This troubling trend of physical & verbal attacks on our free press must end. No journalist should face violence for doing their job.https://t.co/wDqsLnioyS
'F*** the media!' – this is the moment a BBC cameraman was attacked by an angry Trump supporter at a rally in El Paso https://t.co/aI88Y0Fyl5 pic.twitter.com/w8VpW00fo7
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 12, 2019
Why the attack on our cameraman was no surprise https://t.co/0d8B7tHoye
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 12, 2019
This just in from @PressSec: "President Trump condemns all acts of violence against any individual or group of people — including members of the press. We ask that anyone attending an event do so in a peaceful and respectful manner."
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) February 12, 2019
Missing in this statement is whether Trump will stop using the kind of language that creates a dangerous environment for journalists. https://t.co/SH2gqafWIa
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) February 12, 2019
It’s been unacceptable since 2015. The President’s own rhetoric causes this. His words.
— Katy Tur (@KatyTurNBC) February 12, 2019
What’s deeply demoralizing is how his own party hasn’t condemned him into stopping. https://t.co/11gm83TulF
“Inevitable”? More like “latest in a series…"
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) February 12, 2019
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Sad! 