Joe Biden hasn’t had a very good roll out on this, his third run for the White House. Before he even entered the race, a slew of women came out and said he touched them inappropriately. Then he said he actually believed Clarence Thomas accuser Anita Hill (although way back during the Supreme Court justice’s Senate confirmation hearing Biden called her a liar). Then President Trump nicknamed him “Sleepy Joe” (and Trump’s nicknames stick).
Now comes word that Avuncular Uncle Joe, who’s 76 and should know better by now, is not playing nice with the media.
A freelance reporter who’s on the Biden beat says campaign staffers are going to extreme lengths to cut off his access to the candidate, in some cases even getting physical.
Marcus DiPaola, a videographer traveling with Biden in Iowa, wrote on Twitter yesterday that campaign staffers are blocking reporters from asking questions — then taking photographs of anyone who objects.
“A reporter approached @JoeBiden to ask a question and a member of his staff told the reporter to leave, and when the reporter explained that they were just doing their job, the staffer said she was too,” DiPaola wrote. “The staffer then took a photo of the reporter.”
A reporter approached @JoeBiden to ask a question and a member of his staff told the reporter to leave, and when the reporter explained that they were just doing their job, the staffer said she was too. The staffer then took a photo of the reporter.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
But he had more to say — much more.
A different reporter just told me that yesterday a staff member physically put their body between the reporter and @JoeBiden. The reporter said they weren't even that close and that there were several supporters between the reporter and Biden.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
This second reporter tells me the staffer physically invaded their space to the point that the reporter could smell the staffer's ponytail.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
Hey, if it works for Biden — smelling hari, that is — maybe it’ll work for the press.
DiPaola went on: “A THIRD reporter just told me that a staff member physically put their body between @JoeBiden and the reporter, moments ago at this rally in Des Moines.”
A THIRD reporter just told me that a staff member physically put their body between @JoeBiden and the reporter, moments ago at this rally in Des Moines.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
A THIRD reporter just told me that a staff member physically put their body between @JoeBiden and the reporter, moments ago at this rally in Des Moines.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
@JoeBiden staffers just tried to remove us from what appears to be a public lot, said we could not ask questions. pic.twitter.com/NsaEyBmICw
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
While getting the video I just shot of Biden calling for Barr to resign, a @JoeBiden staffer physically placed her body between me and the candidate, causing me to bump into her.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
And then there’s this video:
I cannot express how difficult it was to get this video. @JoeBiden staff moved his motorcade THREE TIMES to avoid us, and he eventually went through what appeared to be a TUNNEL to a nearby Jimmy John's to dodge our questions.
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) May 2, 2019
Oh Joe, we wanna’ love (the mainstream media says we’re supposed to), but you can play nice with others, OK?
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