Trump staffer physically blocks lens of photographer trying to take photo of protester at rally

[highplainsdem]

Last edited Thu Aug 30, 2018, 10:53 PM - Edit history (3)

Tweet from CNBC's Christina Wilkie:

Link to tweet

Photo of what happened from the Instagram account of the AP's Evan Vucci:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BnH8WvzHxMv/?taken-by=evanvucci



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Editing to add that he's apparently been identified as Nick Barbknecht, who's married to a Pence staffer (Kenzie Barbknect).

Link to tweet

Page about him at Majority Strategies:

https://www.majoritystrategies.com/nick-barbknecht


Btw, in 2016 he wasn't a Trump supporter - he wanted to draft Mitch Daniels:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

He married McKenzie Clift, a press assistant to Pence.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2018/02/23/list-those-hoosier-ties-working-trump-administration-continues-grow/368168002/

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Truth can't be allowed to interrupt tRump's fakeness. . . . nt

[lunasun]

2. Another hate rally ? Again?

[Ilsa]

5. It's the only way he can feel good again.

The WH is all bad news. These rally people would give him permission to shoot their parents if he told them it would MAGA.

[PatSeg]

34. It is his drug of choice

It is an addiction. He thrives on attention and adulation. He really take up drinking, he would probably be less dangerous.

[GusBob]

8. Our TV president

Spent the morning watching TV and tweeting about it.

Goes to a big rally tonight to put on a TV show preening for the cameras and talking about ratings and the media.

He tivos his own show and will spend more time watching it, rewinding thru parts.

He will then spend more time watching TV shows about the show he just gave

Our TV president

[peekaloo]

19. Chance the Gardner.

[tonyt53]

25. Wonderful comparison. I doubt that many on here have any idea who that is though.

[GusBob]

27. "I like to watch"

Peter Sellers, Being There

[Hermit-The-Prog]

32. Krapp's Last Tape

Your comment reminded me of Krapp's Last Tape.

Maybe we'll get lucky and the thing in the White House will fall into an endless loop.

[ProudLib72]

35. Have you ever read the trilogy Molloy, Malone Dies, The Unamable?

There is very little actually going on, but there is an obvious progression towards entropy/absolute decay. Even the writing style becomes more stream of conscious.

[Yonnie3]

3. This image says more about 45 than an image of the protester would.

[GusBob]

10. Yep this could turn out to be an iconic photo

Speaks heaping volumes about this time

[dalton99a]

4. This asshole must be named

[Haggis for Breakfast]

12. Who is this little weasel ?

Probably someone on Stephen Miller's staff.

[highplainsdem]

24. See the edited OP.

[highplainsdem]

22. See the edited OP. He's been identified.

[C_U_L8R]

6. How do you turn bad PR into something worse?

THIS! These Trumps are such complete fuckups. They can't even do first grade fascism without totally making a mess of things. Stalin must be weeping.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

29. LOL, failed Fascism 101.

Actually, failed Human 101 too.........

[Scurrilous]

7. What a good little toady.

[GusBob]

9. That is actually an awesome photo. One for the history books

When history discusses Trumps claims of fake news and attacks on the media, this is the photo

[2naSalit]

11. The guy kind of looks like carnival Cruz!!

that's the only things that's amusing about this, though.

[Brother Buzz]

14. I'm thinking they both graduated from the same charm school

[Grassy Knoll]

13. Fear Of The Truth Exposed..

...

[2naSalit]

15. Good caption!

[Tipperary]

16. These people are truly scary. Eom

[highplainsdem]

17. Walter Shaub wants to know if that staffer is a government official:

Link to tweet

[apkhgp]

18. They should broadcast this photo across the nation

Then watch 45 try and defend himself.

[peekaloo]

20. Block Him Up!

great photo

[highplainsdem]

21. I've edited the OP to explain he's been identified as Nick Barbknecht.

[SCVDem]

23. Almost there!

Now lower your fingers, bring your thumb in and scream, Sieg Heil !

That's a good Nazi.

[dalton99a]

26. Nick Barbknecht -La Porte County Republican Party Chairman

Nick Barbknecht

https://www.thenewsdispatch.com/news/article_64e69006-a01a-5023-9b80-c533c2a8939b.html
Barbknecht elected new Republican Chairman
By JANE BOKUN - Staff Writer Mar 4, 2017

[highplainsdem]

28. Former chairman. See the edited OP for the link to bis bio at Majority Strategies.

[SHRED]

31. Slimy rat.

[Grassy Knoll]

33. Shiny Looking Slimy

Got That Scott Walker Cousin Lookin Grin.

[spanone]

30. K&R...

[jmowreader]

36. Proof our photojournalists are kinder and gentler now

In the Old Days of the AP, the photographer would have been armed with a Nikon F, which was both a precision photographic instrument and a blunt weapon.