Lacking safe spaces at Trump rallies, NPR reporters attend 'hostile environment' boot camp

It took a tragedy the magnitude of the suicide bombings that injured hundreds and killed nearly three dozen in Brussels, Belgium to derail the media’s obsession with Donald Trump rallies and their inevitable descent into riots (with as little as a single punch thrown now considered a “riot”).

NPR has realized that it has been sending its reporters right into the danger zone, inspiring the network to offer safety training to those on the front lines.

NPR reporters are taking "hostile-environment" safety training to deal with @realdonaldtrump's campaign events. https://t.co/qeuHbYfxty

— Paul Farhi (@farhip) March 23, 2016

@farhip @washingtonpost @realDonaldTrump why? #liberalmedia #MSM is creating it.

— Jan Kinnard (@KinnardJan) March 23, 2016

We’d assumed most NPR reporters were hardened war correspondents with extensive weapons training, but apparently we were wrong.

https://twitter.com/kronberger1990/status/712702477217435648

https://twitter.com/WOATWOAT/status/712703270385483777

https://twitter.com/JustAnAmerican0/status/712703261157908480

@farhip @bloodless_coup @realDonaldTrump @washingtonpost they should train with mma fighters, or ask trump to pay for wwe training.?

— Joe D (@just_old_joe) March 23, 2016

https://twitter.com/HermioneKeeps/status/712721677931577344