>> It wasn't just peaceful protesters who were met with vicious violence following Donald
Trump's Rose Garden address yesterday. This was the address where he threatened to use
the military against Americans who are protesting police violence in the US. But there were
also some journalists who were met with brutality and it was caught on tape.
The video that you're about to watch features journalists working, Australian journalists
who were covering Trump's Rose Garden address. But also the protests that were taking place
around the White House. And just take a look at the way they were treated as these cops
and members of the National Guard we're clearing the way so Donald Trump can do his Bible photo
op.
>> You're outside the White House where Donald Trump is about to speak, it's getting a bit
tense. >> Yeah, absolutely, guys, we've just had
to run about a block as police moved in. We've been fired at with rubber bullets. My cameraman
has been hit. We've also seen tear gas being used.
Here we go, they're moving through again. This is exactly what it looks like, exactly
what it looks like. We're just staying in the same place, media.
>> Whoa. >> Amelia, can you hear us?
>> Amelia, are you okay? Or your cameraman? Hello Amelia, and the police just charged
at Amelia and our 7 News cameraman there.
And looks like a policeman just punched a cameraman.
>> Which is interesting cuz they're not discriminating between protesters and the media here. Amelia,
can you hear us yet? >> Amelia, are you there?
>> Are you okay? >> Yes, I am. You heard us telling them that
we were media but they don't care.
They are being indiscriminate at the moment. They chased us down that street as you see
they were firing these rubber bullets at everyone. There is tear gas now. We are really surrounded
by police, and you really saw the way that they dealt with my cameraman Tim. They're
quite violent.
And they do not care. >> So the journalists you heard from there
is a reporter out of Australia. Her name is Amelia Brace, and the cameraman who was with
her, who was also unfortunately attacked is Tim Meyers. I wanna just go to one more video,
Cenk, and I wanna get your thoughts.
>> Actually they should be certainly making representation on behalf of these Australians
who effectively have been assaulted. That's what it is, for doing their job. In a Democratic
society, the role of the media is critical. And it's important that the media are able
to report on events, including crisis such as we're seeing in the United States free
from harassment.
And the violence that has occurred towards members of the media, Australian media, and
domestic media as well with tear gas being fired, with media being assaulted, is completely
unacceptable. >> It's just disgusting what we're seeing
throughout the country right now, especially the attacks on journalists.
>> Yeah. I think that maybe the rest of the world still has an old image of America, which
I hope they can retain for as long as possible till we get new leadership.
But that's why they're shocked to see reporters being attacked like that. If you lived here,
you wouldn't be shocked at all. Unfortunately, a lot of reporters have been assaulted, hit
with rubber bullets in these protests. But if you cover these protests, we all saw Oscar
Jimenez, a CNN reporter being arrested live on air, and he was an African-American reporter.
Our reporters got arrested covering St. Louis protests back in 2017. Especially if you're
independent media, and it's not just during the Trump era. Look, cops just don't have
much regard for the press. So it's not the America that you imagine. And there's a lot
of hypocrisy here in the US, as we look at how China deals with Hong Kong, and Iran deals
with their protesters.
And we rightfully call them out for those abuses. But here at home, our police do that
on a regular basis. Now under Trump of course, he's given them even more free rein to be
even more brutal. And there, we repeat it a couple times but in case it wasn't clear,
not only do they charge right there with their shields, but they hit the female reporter
with a baton.
Because there are no rules left and so this is how tyranny acts, and-
>> Exactly, and keep in mind, okay? While Trump is warranting this type of behavior,
right? These types of violations against journalists when it comes to their constitutionally protected
rights. Freedom of press, freedom of speech, I thought Conservatives really cared about
it.
But while Trump is doing this to journalists, keep in mind, it's with the backdrop of him
crying and whining like a little child over Twitter's decision to add a fact checking
link to his misinformation about mail in voting. He thinks that that is a free speech violation.
He thinks he's a victim of free speech violations.
When in reality, he has absolutely no value for our Constitution or our First Amendment
rights, whatsoever. >> Can you imagine if Twitter or anything
did to Trump what Trump ordered the cops to do to reporters? If they came and charged
at him with a shield that knocked him down?
If they hit him with a rubber bullet, they hit him with a baton. You have any idea how
much bunker boy would cry? In case you missed it, the whole reason why that incident occurred
is because on Friday, Donald Trump was hiding in an underground bunker in the White House
cuz there were some protesters.
And he got really, really scared. In fact, he put out tweets saying, I'm not scared,
I'm totally fine. Well, we have ominous weapons and vicious dogs, I'm not at all scared. In
other words, he was frightened out of his mind, hiding in a little bunker, that's why
he's new nickname is bunker boy.
So he got really embarrassed about that. So he said, yeah, I'll show you, I'll walk one
block in Washington. But before that, make sure you kick the ass of all the reporters
and the protesters. Clear them out even if they're being peaceful, I don't care. Do whatever
you need to do, be vicious to them so I could walk one block in peace and pretend to be
a tough guy, holding the Bible upside down.
That's why all this happened cuz bunker boy got his feelings hurt.
>> By the way, I just wanna read this tweet that I see Brett has ready because it's the
type of commentary that people had online in response to what Trump did toward the journalist,
toward the peaceful protesters just so he can have his photo op.
James Felton tweets, gassing people with their hands up so you can be photographed holding
a Bible near a church is what Jesus would have wanted.
>> What would Jesus do? Beat the living crap out of Australian reporters, gas peaceful
protesters. Drive the reverend of that church away with tear gas so you could hold the Bible
upside down, and threaten to dominate everyone else.
I'm pretty sure that's not what Jesus would have done. And if you're an Evangelical and
you support Donald Trump, you ought to be embarrassed. You don't believe a word of anything
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