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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo where were the other journalists when Trump and Putin thugs removed him from the presser?
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So where were the other journalists when Trump and Putin thugs removed him from the presser? (Original Post)
triron
Jul 2018
OP
More to the point, he made his protest before Trump and Putin entered the room...
brooklynite
Jul 2018
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DemocracyMouse
(2,275 posts)1. This needs context.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)2. The dude held up a sign. That is a clear violation of press protocol.
If some infowars Reporter that Trump has sanctioned to be there held up a sign I want him removed too.
triron
(21,999 posts)3. Are you trained in that field?
Are you a scholar of press protocol?
brooklynite
(94,503 posts)5. More to the point, he made his protest before Trump and Putin entered the room...
...so he wasn't in a position to "ask a question".
Bottom line- he wasn't there as a journalist, he was there as an advocate.
triron
(21,999 posts)4. Here is an interview with him right after he got out of detention.