What he captured was people villainizing him for doing his job... for documenting their decision to protest -- and for ensuring that their voices on the subject were heard. And for that he was screamed at, cursed at and condemned, writes Chris Cillizza
On Thursday, a local reporter named Kevin Vesey covered a rally of people on Long Island protesting the ongoing closures in New York due to the coronavirus. He recorded almost 2 minutes of video of people calling him"fake news," cursing at him and refusing to allow him to do his job. He then posted it on Twitter with these words:"The level of anger directed at the media from these protestors was alarming. As always, I will tell a fair and unbiased story today.
The level of anger directed at the media from these protestors was alarming. As always, I will tell a fair and unbiased story today. pic.twitter.com/5jCR0YY9VH — Kevin Vesey May 14, 2020 Almost immediately the video became a viral sensation. Why you watched the video -- and what you thought about it -- depends almost entirely on how you feel about President Donald Trump.Speaking of Trump, he has now tweeted the video twice in the last 13 hours.First, at 9:34 p.m.
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! For Trump -- and those who support him, the video is a testament to the fact that"real" Americans have woken up to the fact that the media isn't playing it straight. That the gig is up. And that, in this specific instance of the coronavirus, the media is somehow complicit with those who want to keep the economy closed indefinitely.
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