TYT's Michael Tracey Says Maxine Waters 'Shoved' Him And Stormed Off Angrily|Tracey Smears Waters
June 4, 2017
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Saaturday evening, “Young Turks” reporter Michael Tracey tweeted that Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) “shoved” him after a testy exchange in Los Angeles. Twitter Ads info and privacy
“Members of Congress shouldn’t be initiating unwanted physical contact with reporters,” he fumed, in an apparent reference to the vicious attack on Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs by Republican Rep. Greg Gianforte, which left Jacobs injured and his glasses smashed. Tracey said that he asked the 78-year-old Waters two questions after a “March for Truth” event. “(S)he became agitated, stormed off, and ‘shoved’ my arm,” he fumed, going on to say that while the move wasn’t “excessively violent,” it was “unwanted physical contact.”
He said that while he doesn’t want to argue “semantics,” the incident “shows Waters to be erratic, intemperate, and unprofessional.” Sports writer and journalist Molly Knight rolled her eyes at Tracey in a tweet, writing, “I’m humiliated for you.” “Good for you!” Tracey replied. “In general, I don’t think members of Congress should be instigating unwarranted physical contact with reporters.” “You crowded an elderly woman half your size and whined when she brushed your arm as she walked away. I’m embarrassed for your entire family,” Knight said. Most people appeared to feel what Tracey characterized as a “shove,” “push” or “swat,” was in fact more of a “flick” and that — particularly in light of what happened to Ben Jacobs — the reporter was blowing the incident out of proportion. Waters has become a lightning rod in recent months for her insistence that President Donald Trump has colluded with the Russian government and should be impeached immediately. Her outspokenness has earned her new respect among young voters who have dubbed her “Auntie Maxine.” “I am having the time of my life with the Millennials,” Waters declared earlier this year. Twitter lit up last month after the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs tweeted that GOP House candidate Paul Gianforte had just “body slammed” him and broken his glasses. That didn’t stop Gianforte from winning the next day’s special election, but Jacobs’ broken glasses enjoyed a happy ending: the Newseum took them in as an historical artifact. Roving journalist Michael Tracey on Saturday tweeted that Rep. Maxine Waters had just shoved him, but the public wasn’t quite so sympathetic, especially after seeing the shove on video.
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