Trump: ‘The Lamestream Media is doing everything within their power to foment hatred and anarchy’
As violence continues across the U.S. amid protests over racism and police brutality, members of the press are being threatened, injured and arrested by police forces in a number of cities.
Even after the CNN reporter was arrested, however, Trump took to Twitter Saturday to attack the mainstream media. Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eyeStay safe folks pic.twitter.com/apZOyGrcBO — Nick Waters May 31, 2020An LA Times journalist said police fired at her and a group of other journalists, spraying them “point-blank” with tear gas.
2/2 This journalist @MichaelAdams317 is pepper sprayed as he continually identifies himself and press, and visibly holding up his press credentials.https://t.co/EZSFxyPWKg A CBC journalist, live on air Saturday, said Minneapolis police shot her in the shoulder and threw a teargas canister at her back while she and her crew were alone in a Minneapolis parking lot.
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