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CNN’s Jake Tapper ‘corrected’ by fellow journalists after calling out Antifa for violence

Source: twitchy.com - Saturday, June 29, 2019
As you probably know, journalist Andy Ngo was sent to the ER Saturday while covering an Antifa protest of a Proud Boys rally in Portland; he was first hit with milkshakes (which police now say could have been quick-drying cement) and when that didn’t dissuade him, then fists. In the ER. pic.twitter.com/spe5N4nzVl — Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 29, 2019 Twitchy covered a thread by Jake Tapper back in 2017 when he posted several instances of Antifa attacking journalists , and he reposted a few of those instances Saturday. Antifa regularly attacks journalists; it’s reprehensible https://t.co/m8pBaSfomz https://t.co/kF1Mx8k8O2 https://t.co/HIB88lIY7T https://t.co/fTKVBg17CG — Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) June 29, 2019 “It’s reprehensible” should pretty well cover it, but other journalists were quick to hit Tapper with some, “Well ACKSHUALLY” posts. Charlie Warzel is an opinion writer for the New York Times: Thread from a great journalist who routinely embeds w/ hate groups. This doesn't discount that the situation is fucked and that violence should be unacceptable. But there are also serious risks involved with putting yourself in volatile situations. Any journalist should know that https://t.co/KPmaiSrmoM — Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) June 30, 2019 We’d post the thread from that “great journalist,” but he’s since protected his Twitter account. Very brave. Fortunately, Stephen Miller caught it: Yeah you lost the plot right about here, Char

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