Oh please https://t.co/S4tHzOxItO
— Neva the #1 American elbow doctor of New Jersey (@pipandbaby) March 9, 2017
It’s come to this. Former Ambassador Susan Rice compared the Trump administration to Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir over a now viral clip of State Department handlers ushering MSNBC reporter Andrea Mitchell out of photo-op between Secretary Rex Tillerson and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin:
Andrea Mitchell hasn't been treated like this since Sudanese dictator Bashir had her forcibly ejected from a presser in Khartoum years ago. https://t.co/KsiYoCxPH5
— Susan Rice (@AmbassadorRice) March 9, 2017
According to the pool report, it was a “30 second” photo-op. So, why did Mitchell think she’d be able to ask questions?
https://twitter.com/BraddJaffy/status/839157278871863300
Here’s the clip where Mitchell is shouting questions at Tillerson with his aides then showing her the door:
You guys. This happened today.
This is why we ❤️ Andrea @mitchellreports. There is nobody more dogged, more tenacious. The best. pic.twitter.com/uINDWmOYEM
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 7, 2017
And here’s a reminder that Mitchell is not always so rude to the person she’s supposed to interview:
https://twitter.com/AmyOtto8/status/839703032556240896
Although many reporters on Twitter backed Mitchell, there are at least some out there who called her out for “showboating”:
Sorry, @MitchellReports but u r using these photo ops for your own showboating. Your move into the shot and backward glance gave it away. https://t.co/gs8gCsGkhg
— David Akin ?? (@davidakin) March 9, 2017
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It looks like Mitchell crashed a photo-op and not a press availability, right?
That is excellent
Nothing restores faith in the press
Like rude behavior https://t.co/x1fmreSlkI— Jim Hanson (@JimHansonDC) March 7, 2017
I've always wondered why photojournalists don't ask questions, tbh. https://t.co/X8UgA9VYp3
— Steve Saldivar (@stevesaldivar) March 7, 2017
For comparison purposes, here’s the Sudan incident Rice referenced:
Here is what @AmbassadorRice is referring to. @mitchellreports getting ejected from a presser in Khartoum 12 years ago.
cc: @BraddJaffy pic.twitter.com/IXqPIQLUAd— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) March 9, 2017
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