MAGA rioters have turned on the media, destroying television cameras and chasing down news crews trying to report on the ongoing carnage at the US Capitol that has so far left one woman dead.
An angry mob of Donald Trump supporters were caught on camera swarming a media crew set up outside the capitol building and smashing up thousands of dollars worth of equipment on Wednesday.
Journalists and TV crews were forced to abandon the area and flee as the violent thugs wielding sticks pushed over metal barricades and entered the area they had set up in.
The mob roared with cheers as they kicked over lights and cameras, battered the equipment with flags and sticks and poured water over the electrical gear.
MAGA rioters have turned on the media, destroying television cameras and chasing down news crews trying to report on the carnage at the US Capitol that has so far left one
An angry mob of Donald Trump supporters were caught on camera swarming a media crew set up outside the capitol building and smashing up thousands of dollars worth of equipment
Journalists and TV crews were forced to abandon the area and flee as the violent thugs wielding sticks pushed over a barricade and entered the area they had set up in
The mob roared with cheers as they kicked over lights and cameras, battered them with flags and sticks
Some of the crowd then made a noose from the camera cord and hung it from a tree while one man was seen trying to set fire to equipment as it lay in ruins on the ground.
'We are the news now,' shouted one man, according to
Paul McLeod.A bunch of Associated Press equipment had to be abandoned and a crowd is trashing it. "We are the news now!" a man yells. Looks like they're going to try to light it on fire. pic.twitter.com/3GPNcUlDeC
— Paul McLeod (@pdmcleod) January 6, 2021
Another Trump supporter then congratulated the vandals on their work, who told him it was 'beautiful'.
Insurance Loans Mortgage Attorney Credit Lawyer'You're all patriots! I love all of you,' he said.
One of the culprits replied: 'You missed it bud. We bum rushed it all. It was beautiful.'
Separate footage of the incident shared by
on social media showed one man swinging a flag pole at the media crew, while others shouted threats to 'get out of here' as the crew quickly backed away.Rioters just mobbed camera crews and destroyed their equipment. pic.twitter.com/sEni7inSxS
— Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) January 6, 2021
Some of the equipment that was left destroyed was branded Associated Press while reports on social media said Fox - once Trump's favorite outlet - had also been targeted.
The attack on the press comes as Trump has repeatedly blasted what he calls the 'lamestream media' and called journalists 'the enemy of the people'.
Even Fox has felt the president's wrath of late, after the outlet was first to call Arizona for Joe Biden on November 3 - setting off a furious phone call between Trump and media magnate Rupert Murdoch.
