BlazeTV host and reporter Elijah Schaffer that covered the Black Lives Matter protest in Rochester last Saturday night. While covering the protests that escalated into civil unrest where at least one officer was injured and an unlawful assembly was declared, Schaffer was physically assaulted by an alleged Black Lives Matter supporter who was falsely posing as a member of the press.
“Fake press intentionally started a rumor I was a white supremacist to try to get me killed:” Elijah Schaffer wrote on Twitter. “They turned the crowd on me & started surrounding me At the same time, police saw the escalation & moved in Fake press are terrorists & put us all in danger.”
NY: Fake press intentionally started a rumor I was a white supremacist to try to get me killed
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They turned the crowd on me & started surrounding me
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Fake press are terrorists & put us all in danger pic.twitter.com/T5298rL5m1
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) September 13, 2020
Fake press is harassing me here. Assaulting me with their camera
Putting me in chat rooms trying to get me jumped
This is disgusting behavior
Telling me they will beat me up while I do my job pic.twitter.com/PEbBmhdT5q
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) September 13, 2020
“I’m really growing weary of this violent ‘fake Antifa/BLM press. They work in conjunction to abuse and endanger real reporters doing their job They use fascist tactics and ‘dress up’ as press to avoid police scrutiny Then they attack you and police don’t know what to do.”
Don't forget to Like Freedom Outpost on Facebook and Twitter, and follow our friends at RepublicanLegion.com.I’m really growing weary of this violent “fake Antifa/BLM press”
They work in conjunction to abuse and endanger real reporters doing their job
They use fascist tactics and “dress up” as press to avoid police scrutiny
Then they attack you and police don’t know what to do https://t.co/jB1WJU175G
— ELIJAH RIOT (@ElijahSchaffer) September 13, 2020
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