A man in a red Make America Great Again cap violently shoved a BBC cameraman and shouted profanities during President Trump’s rally in El Paso, Texas,
A man in a red Make America Great Again cap violently shoved a BBC cameraman and shouted profanities during President Trump’s rally in El Paso, Texas, Monday night, in a startling moment that briefly interrupted the president’s speech.
The BBC’s Ron Skeans was working in the area of a raised camera platform at Trump’s campaign event when, he says, a „very hard shove“ came out of nowhere. At the time, Trump was touting recent economic numbers to a roaring crowd in the El Paso County Coliseum.
Skeans‘ colleagues say the apparent attack came after repeated verbal assaults on the media during the event. The BBC says it is „clearly unacceptable for any of our staff to be attacked for doing their job.“
„I didn’t know what was going on,“ Skeans said, according to the BBC, describing the moment when his camera suddenly skewed down and away from the stage. Video footage showed a Trump supporter yelling obscenities as he was restrained and taken away from the area.
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The disruption forced Trump to pause his remarks. Shielding his eyes to see better, the president asked, „You all right? Everything OK?“
He then flashed a thumbs-up sign in Skeans‘ direction.
