OAN's Avril Elfie
11:24am – Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Two journalists were caught on a “hot mic” joking about former President Donald J. Trump's assassination.
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On Tuesday, a video of two unidentified male journalists joking about being killed by an assassin began circulating on social media as they waited for President Trump to appear in federal court in Washington, D.C.
Two journalists also seemed irritated by how difficult it was to get a glimpse of the 77-year-old Republican 2024 front-runner while news cameras were set up outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse. was complaining about.
“You know what the worst part is? Even if he opened the window and was hanging out there, he'd be on the other side of the street,” one person said on a live feed from a TV. I heard you say. Associated Press.
“So if he's driving, you'll get a good shot,” the second journalist said, and the first journalist said, “Well, if he's driving with the front windows down. ” he answered.
As their conversation continued, the discussion evolved into a joke about President Trump arriving in an open-top vehicle similar to the one President John F. Kennedy was riding in on Nov. 22.n.d.He was assassinated in Dallas in 1963.
“Yeah, or a convertible,” said the second person.
“Yeah, I didn't think about that,” the first man answered.
“Oh, it's like he pulled up–” the second person started, before the first interjected and asked, “Like JFK?”
“Maybe someone will say, like I said to JFK, 'You know what to do? You should get in a convertible! It feels so good,'” the reporter continued, adding that other reporters There was laughter.
The footage also shows police officers standing just a few feet away from the journalists, but it is unclear whether they heard what was being said.
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