Local Reporter Roasts Tim Walz, Exposes Campaign’s Desperate Ploy To Avoid MediaChris Powell
September 4, 2024
Trending Politics NewsA local reporter in Pennsylvania took aim at Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) during his campaign stop in Lancaster on Wednesday. The event, meant to rally volunteers and supporters ahead of the 2024 election, quickly became an emblem of the Democrat campaign’s increasing reluctance to face tough media scrutiny.
Gov. Walz, who has been making a series of stops across Pennsylvania, arrived in Lancaster County around midday, hoping to energize his base in one of the nation’s most contested swing states. However, the carefully controlled environment at the Lancaster County Democratic Committee headquarters raised eyebrows as Walz avoided taking any questions from the press, a move that has become a pattern in recent weeks.
Alyssa Kratz, a local reporter for WPMT FOX43, called out the apparent media blackout in real time, detailing how she and other journalists were barred from asking questions during the event. In a social media post, Kratz described the strict limitations placed on the press, saying that reporters were not even permitted to place microphones near the vice presidential candidate.
"Gov. Tim Walz speaking to people calling into Lancaster County Democratic Committee field office. His daughter Hope is with him. Spoke to supporters here for about 6 or 7 minutes. Walz is not taking questions from the media while here. We were also not allowed to put microphones up by Gov. Walz while he was speaking. One reporter tried shouting a question and we were told to ‘not disrupt the program,'” Kratz wrote. ...
Jenna Ellis
@realJennaEllis
You’re reading this from a local reporter because all the pool reporters who travel with the campaign regularly are already submissive lap dogs.
6:32 PM · Sep 4, 2024
