CNN’s Jim Acosta was surrounded by a mob at CPAC with individuals saying get him and threatening the cable information journalist.
Video the place a lady might be heard urging the group to “get” Acosta:
CNN’s Jim @Acosta surrounded by the group at #CPAC. “Get him. Get him,” one lady says. pic.twitter.com/wg06yYhjUO
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021
The gang additionally chanted CNN sucks which is the norm at conservative occasions:
The gang surrounding CNN’s Jim Acosta begins to chant “CNN sucks!” #CPAC pic.twitter.com/2PliJ5e7mg
— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021
The state of affairs may have turned harmful for Acosta however a lot of the mob was content material to heckle the journalist and use such Trump moldy oldies like “pretend information.”
Donald Trump is gone from the White Home however the seeds of right-wing radicalization and potential mob violence that he conjures up are nonetheless thriving at places like CPAC. Outdoors of Fox Information, the opposite cable information networks haven’t offered protection of the speeches which are chocked filled with conspiracy theories and pushing The Large Lie.
Trump radicals can’t go anyplace with out reminding the nation that they’re a risk to America.
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Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor, who’s White Home Press Pool, and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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