While covering President Trump’s MAGA rally in Ohio, CNN’s Jim Acosta tweeted out that Trump supporters “tried to rip” a sign that read “Immigrants Built America” out of their hands. We saw this tweet last night and took Acosta at his word since his video didn’t show much one way or the other:
Scuffle breaks out in Trump crowd after protesters held up “immigrants built America” sign. Trump supporters tried to rip the sign out of their hands. pic.twitter.com/taCRKxoCqe
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) August 1, 2019
But then we saw this article on the incident in The Daily Mail. There were actually two signs that caused the commotion. One sign said, “Immigrants Built America.” But the other sign said, “Chinga La Migra” which translates into “F*ck ICE”:
Protesters unfurl Spanish banner saying 'F*** ICE' at Donald Trump's Cincinnati rally as part of campaign against immigration policies https://t.co/F1MBEhKq8Q
— Daily Mail US (@DailyMail) August 2, 2019
Acosta, who is fluent in Spanish, would’ve known what this second sign said:
I missed the Trump rally last night, a rare occurrence. But this morning I Googled "Chinga la Migra" from the protester's sign and … did no one else in our business do that?
— David Martosko (@dmartosko) August 2, 2019
Here’s a better shot of what went down:
Protestors interrupted President Trump's Cincinnati rally for approximately four minutes tonight.
Here's the moment: https://t.co/dn45gJmN3K pic.twitter.com/8mi3VR3Z8e— CSPAN (@cspan) August 2, 2019
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