Trump Volunteer Blocks News Photographer’s Shot Of Protester At Rally

A staff member for President Donald Trump blocks a camera as a photojournalist attempts to take a photo of a protester during a campaign rally at Ford Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Evansville, Ind. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
ADDS THAT MAN BLOCKING CAMERA IS A VOLUNTEER - A volunteer member of the advance team for President Donald Trump blocks a camera as a photojournalist attempts to take a photo of a protester during a campaign rally ... ADDS THAT MAN BLOCKING CAMERA IS A VOLUNTEER - A volunteer member of the advance team for President Donald Trump blocks a camera as a photojournalist attempts to take a photo of a protester during a campaign rally at the Ford Center, Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, in Evansville, Ind. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) MORE LESS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A volunteer member of the advance team for President Donald Trump blocked a photojournalist’s camera as he tried to take a photo of a protester during a campaign rally in Indiana.

A photo taken by Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci on Thursday in Evansville shows the volunteer stretching out his hand over the lens of a news photographer’s camera after a protester disrupted Trump’s campaign event.

Trump paced on stage at the Ford Center as the protester was led out.

His campaign didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment late Thursday.

The president was in town to stump for Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun, who is looking to unseat Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in what is viewed as one of the nation’s most competitive Senate races.

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  1. Way to make yourself the story, jackoff. Might have been a picture in the local paper of a protester being escorted out. Basically nothing. But no, you stopped one camera that one time from doing that! Now it’s a national story, genius, about Trump staff physically preventing people from doing their legitimate, Constitutionally sanctioned jobs. Now you’re an authoritarian thug who might catch some sort of summary charge for your little stunt! #easeupontheredbull #maybethinknexttime

  2. So Trump’s Stupidstaffel is hard at work, I see. They really need some better uniforms.

  3. What was on the poster?!

  4. “What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening”

    we believe you now.

  5. Avatar for eglot eglot says:

    I’d at least thought they’d give all the volunteers brown shirts or something…

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