Trump tweets video of a reporter being hounded by anti-lockdown protesters, calling them ‘great people’

  • President Donald Trump reposted a video of a journalist being hounded by anti-lockdown protesters in Long Island, New York, calling them “great people.”
  • The video, posted by News 12 Long Island reporter Kevin Vesey, shows protestors angrily confronting him, asking him to leave and shouting: “You are the virus.”
  • Vesey followed up on Twitter, saying he will “never forget what happened today” and that he felt was “insulted” and “berated.”
  • The pro-Trump group who organized the rally later apologized for the incident on Facebook, saying that the angry protesters that confronted the journalist “are not members or affiliated” with them.
  • In recent weeks, Trump has been seen throwing his support behind anti-lockdown protesters and has continued to express anti-press sentiments.

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