CNN's Brian Stelter airs clip of C-SPAN caller threatening to shoot him and Don Lemon

[left-of-center2012]

Source: The Hill

CNN media reporter Brian Stelter on Sunday aired a clip of a C-SPAN caller threatening to shoot him and fellow CNN anchor Don Lemon.

The caller, identified as “Don,” accused Stelter and Lemon of “calling Trump supporters all racists,” a claim Stelter immediately refuted.

“They don’t even know these Americans out here and they are calling us racists because we voted for Trump?” Don said in the call on Friday. “Come on. Give me a break. They started the war. I see them, I’m going to shoot them.”

Before airing the clip, Stelter noted that his colleagues and reporters at other networks get similar or worse threats, and noted that such calls and emails are “coming in more often.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/media/400465-cnns-brian-stelter-airs-clip-of-c-span-caller-threatening-to-shoot-him-and-don

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Video here:

http://ht.cdn.turner.com/cnn/big/cnnmoney/2018/08/05/brian-stelter-journalists-receiving-death-threats-vpx.cnn_2206244_1280x720_3500k.mp4

[Maxheader]

1. Common cops..make an example of him..

Cuffs...jail....

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Ordinary cops?

[Maxheader]

4. Keystone cops?

I don't care..County mountys..state troopers...?
Have an identified individual making death threats...go
gittem law enforcement people..

[Iggo]

7. .

[NBachers]

20. I think it was supposed to be "Come on cops."

[tblue37]

30. Look at what autocorrect did to your "come on" or "c'mon." nt

[Maxheader]

35. Yes I know..

A farmer with little sense of the english language...I blame the years
riding a tractor...

[tblue37]

43. I don't think you did it. I think autocorrect changed your words "come on") to "common."

Autocorrect messes my posts up all the time, too. For example , every time I use "of," autocorrect changed it to " if. "

[paleotn]

3. Remember, Don....

You fat, old fuck who can barely get your cranky old ass off the couch, some of us shoot back...accurately. And yes, YOU ARE A FASCIST, RACIST FUCK! DEAL WITH IT!!!!!!!

[donkeypoofed]

5. It's only a matter of time unfortunately till other reporter/s shot or killed

By a Spanky supporter. Spanky will get blamed and freak out with an ALL CAPS tweet storm about it. But know this: he will NOT feel bad.

I feel awful for any reporter getting threats these days because the danger is real and getting closer to fruition.

I also think Don Lemon may be the biggest target because he's the darkest-skinned target. I hope CNN hires some bodyguards for their reporters.

[busterbrown]

6. Besides Being Intelligent, soft spoken an handsome ..

3 traits that 99% of Trumpers do not possess

[Quemado]

8. If that happens

Trump will shift the blame and claim he is the victim.

[Snellius]

9. Jeez, this is all just a trigger pull away from a real civil war.

Stelter seems to be trying very hard to defuse the hostile rhetoric. But, no, not all Trump supporters are racists. But after almost two years it's obvious, even to them, that Trump is. And to support him after that they are too.

[Duppers]

15. Exactly!

Exactly what my hubs has been saying.

One little exception to your statement, "not all Trump supporters are racists."
I do not know even one Republican who is not a racist - even my otherwise sweet aunt Patsy, who'll never get to meet my son's s.o.

[Snellius]

21. That's exactly why this is so different. It's not just politics. It's about who people are.

Trump's appeal is not ideological or logical but psychological. It is so much like what happened in Nazi Germany. That people, "civilized" people, who thought of themselves as decent and moral could commit the most heinous crimes, crimes that no "uncivilized" native would ever imagine, and justify themselves as heroes, doing something good. Who project their worse demons onto an enemy who they feel it is their moral duty to wipe off the face of the earth.

[Duppers]

22. Wow!

You're absolutely right - it is psychological.

And this is what happened more recently in Croatia, Serbia, and Kosovo in the '90s. The Balkans War was mainly about religious divisions that had stayed latent in Yugoslavia for generations.

If we have a civil war, it's going to be that kind of Civil War - Neighbors killing neighbors.

[Snellius]

23. Nationalism for Europeans is not about borders but about blood

The word comes from the root "born". Historically there has always been an ethnic or racial undertone. Americans commonly think in terms of patriotism instead.

America to its credit has embraced diversity. It's what sets it apart and what really makes it great. But there are major exceptions. There is a really interesting study recently comparing different countries on how they view diversity. The difference with Europe is striking and also how the difference among Americans themselves pretty much coincides with Trump's supporters.

Link to tweet

[Duppers]

26. That's most interesting! Thanks again.

Much info that I was unaware of.

When we lived in England in the late 80s and early 90s, I noticed great diversity in London and in University cities, as you would imagine. But much less so among small villages and in blue-collar cities, along with less tolerance. Same as here.

[Snellius]

28. To be called a "racist" in America is still a dirty word. Even among racists.

Trump and his race warriors are fighting to subvert that. But they're not racist. Wink. Wink. Nudge. Nudge.

[magicarpet]

10. The Orange Turd will crank up the volume of hatred....

.... to keep his base frothing at the mouth.

Once someone gets injured or killed trDump will just say,... Oops I was just joking and having some humorous fun,.. he is not the one to blame for the blood bath.

Besides the Presi-dunce does not surrender his Constitutional Rights of Free Speech once he wins the office.

[Eliwieselshouse]

11. Yknow... its good for copy.... but beyond that, it makes no sense.

[Eliwieselshouse]

12. Why is The Hill even posted here?

[Honeycombe8]

14. It's not a biased site. It just reports news from & about The Hill. nt

[Honeycombe8]

40. If it were rightwing, it wouldn't be allowed in this forum. nt

[left-of-center2012]

19. Are you familiar with "The Hill" ?

You'll see many articles on DU posted from 'The Hill' newspaper

From “Media Bias/Fact Check - The most comprehensive media bias resource on the internet”

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Analysis / Bias
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Overall, we rate The Hill slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection and High for factual reporting.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-hill/

[left-of-center2012]

34. Media Bias/Fact Check says ...

"Overall, we rate The Hill slightly Left-Center biased based on story selection
and High for factual reporting."

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/the-hill/

[Honeycombe8]

41. Informative. Thanks. nt

[DesertRat]

25. Welcome to DU, Eliweiselshouse

I'm curious about your user name. How did you choose it?

[left-of-center2012]

46. He seems to have disappeared

I had a strange feeling about him,
but hesitated to say anything.

[stonecutter357]

27. Why are you even posted here?

[Honeycombe8]

13. I'm more afraid of Trumpers than Jihadists, at this point. nt

[KY_EnviroGuy]

17. Make Drumpf pay for SS protection for...

any reporter that is threatened related to his rallies or Tweets, especially if threats come from known MAGATs. Take it out of his WH budget and that might get him to pipe down some.

It's guaranteed that if a national politician receives a threat, the SS or FBI will come knocking and the same should apply to mainstream media personalities.

.............. .........

[yallerdawg]

18. Kill people for saying something you don't like.

This is what will make America great again?

[Scurrilous]

24. K&R

[bluestarone]

29. YEP can just see it now, when a reporter is killed. (THANKS TO RUMP)

The excuse will be GOD told me to kill them!!