Nonsense Censor-Texas Rep. Blocked Photographer From Protesters
Thin skin much?
Sessions’ confirmation hearings were frequently interrupted by protesters, which the photographers in the room naturally wanted to capture. However, Lo Scalzo claims Rep. Gohmert wasn’t so keen on that.
Speaking to the Dallas Morning News, Scalzo says Gohmert physically got up and blocked his view as he was trying to photograph two protesters being escorted out. Here’s how he describes the interaction:
When I asked him, ‘Are you seriously blocking me from making these pictures of these protesters?’ he said, ‘Yes.’ He said, ‘The story is not there,’ and then he pointed to Sessions and said, ‘The story is over there.’
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