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.
