Drudge Retort: The Other Side of the News
Sunday, December 29, 2024

A Colorado man is facing possible bias-motivated charges for allegedly attacking a television news reporter after demanding to know whether he was a citizen, saying "This is Trump's America now," according to court documents.

More

Comments

Admin's note: Participants in this discussion must follow the site's moderation policy. Profanity will be filtered. Abusive conduct is not allowed.

More from the article...

... Patrick Thomas Egan, 39, was arrested Dec. 18 in Grand Junction, Colorado, after police say he followed KKCO/KJCT reporter Ja'Ronn Alex's vehicle for around 40 miles (64 kilometers) from the Delta area. Alex told police that he believed he had been followed and attacked because he is Pacific Islander.

After arriving in Grand Junction, Egan, who was driving a taxi, pulled up next to Alex at a stoplight and, according to an arrest affidavit, said something to the effect of: "Are you even a U.S. citizen? This is Trump's America now! I'm a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!" ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-29 12:43 PM | Reply

He may have meant, "This is Musk's America! Let me see your H1."

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2024-12-29 01:45 PM | Reply

Oops, I didn't see this already posted on the Front Page ...

drudge.com


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-12-29 02:58 PM | Reply

Comments are closed for this entry.

Home | Breaking News | Comments | User Blogs | Stats | Back Page | RSS Feed | RSS Spec | DMCA Compliance | Privacy | Copyright 2025 World Readable

Drudge Retort