Jason Kessler, the organizer of yesterday’s Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, VA that ended in tragedy, was chased away from a press conference on Sunday afternoon by protesters. The police eventually stepped in to rescue him, but not until he was tackled to the ground by a small woman (0:53 second mark):
Unite the Right rally organizer Jason Kessler was chased away by protesters during a press conference in Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/5HOnoc0yal
— NBC News (@NBCNews) August 13, 2017
Update. Here’s a photo of the takedown:
Reuters contract photog Justin Ide picture of the day as #UniteTheRight organizer Jason Kessler is tackled into bush pic.twitter.com/YVo2PIFZKV
— Jim Bourg (@jimbourg) August 13, 2017
Here’s the circus from a few more angles:
MORE: While attempting to hold a press conference, #UniteTheRight organizer, Jason Kessler gets swarmed and punched in the face. pic.twitter.com/NRB34H0mzq
— NBC29 (@NBC29) August 13, 2017
Crowd screams "shame" at Jason Kessler as he arrives. And chanting "murderer" pic.twitter.com/wCr5KdFePM
— Henry Graff (@HenryGraff) August 13, 2017
https://twitter.com/MattTalhelm/status/896798520673521664
Kessler had earlier blamed the violence on police not doing a good enough job at keeping the neo-Nazi and Antifa protesters separated:
BREAKING: Statement from Unite the Right organizer Jason Kessler. Will hold news conference at 2 pm. pic.twitter.com/7xE3w2vk3w
— Henry Graff (@HenryGraff) August 13, 2017
And it’s not just Kessler claiming that. From BuzzFeed:
https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/896499626567766016
Great. Now both sides are blaming the cops? That’s not the unity we need.
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