WATCH: Fox Reporter Shoves Mic At Bernie Sanders During Ambush Interview

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) shouted “don’t push me!” after a Fox News reporter ambushed him and repeatedly shoved a microphone at the Democratic presidential candidate as part of a segment that aired Monday night on “The O’Reilly Factor.”

Reporter Jesse Watters, who routinely takes part in ambush interviews for subjects who decline to speak to Fox News, tracked down Sanders in Washington and peppered him with questions about declining to go on host Bill O’Reilly’s show.

“I don’t do ambush interviews, so if you want to talk to us, there’s my press secretary,” Sanders said as Watters followed him down a hall.

“Well, I do do ambush interviews and I just had a question for you,” Watters replied as he shoved the microphone at Sanders.

“Don’t push me!” Sanders said.

When the clip ended, O’Reilly had Watters on his show and noted that his program had “called and called” Sanders for an interview.

“You’re obnoxious, but you’re obnoxious for a reason,” O’Reilly said.

Watch the video from Mediaite:

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  1. Avatar for chammy chammy says:

    This is like living in a fucking nightmare. How disgusting all of this is.

  2. Avatar for anniew anniew says:

    This is the same disgusting sleazeball that ambushes the homeless for fun and profit. He’s a waste of space.

  3. If he’d tried that with Trump his bodyguard would have slammed him into the wall and knocked him even more senseless.

  4. Avatar for leeks leeks says:

    It’s a match! O’Riely and this goon. Both are obnoxious.

  5. Avatar for anniew anniew says:

    I was wondering, has this guy done this to other serious candidates? Or is it just Sanders? I can’t even picture him doing it to Hillary.

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