President Donald Trump on Saturday doubled down on his support of maskless anti-lockdown protesters who insulted and bullied a reporter covering their demonstration in Long Island, New York. This time, Trump hailed the protesters as “great people,” noting: “People can’t get enough of this.”The previous day Trump blasted the report of the confrontation as “fake news” — even though it was on video. News 12 Long Island journalist Kevin Vesey reported on the demonstration against COVID-19 safety measures in Commack on Thursday. Video captured protesters yelling at Vesey and insulting him. Vesey, who recently recovered from COVID-19, called the level of anger against him “alarming.”

Source: Huffington Post May 17, 2020 03:11 UTC