Bill O’Reilly Thinks Black Lives Matter Is Pulling ‘Radical Gestapo Tactics,’ Says He’s Covered Black Murder the Most (Video)
“The reporter in this country who has shed the most light on young black men being killed is… that would be me,” Fox News host says
Jordan Chariton | July 30, 2015 @ 5:05 AM
Last Updated: July 31, 2015 @ 7:41 AM
Bill O’Reilly teed off on the growing Black Lives Matter movement on Wednesday, and accused the group of trying to intimidate reporters with “gestapo tactics.”
“Their message means nothing if they do these gestapo tactics — they lose all credibility,” the Fox News primetime host said to guest Jehmu Greene. O’Reilly was peeved by an event where organizers of the group told a white reporter to move to the back.
Greene said she understands the group’s anger, as the media and politicians don’t focus an equal amount of attention on black people who are murdered, compared to white people.
He then asked her to name a reporter in America who has done the most to shed light on young black men being murdered in America. Greene couldn’t provide an answer, but O’Reilly sure could.
“That would be me,” he said.
One of the group’s founders hit back at O’Reilly on Thursday for his criticisms of the group. On HuffPost Live, Patrisse Cullors said she was “mortified” by the Fox News host and his statements “fuel anti-black racism.”
9 Times TV News Reporters Were Rudely Interrupted by Hecklers (Photos)
CBS 2 LA Reporter Suzanne Marques posted this photo on her Facebook page of the man who "cursed" in her face, with the caption: "I'm sure his family and his employer would be embarrassed to hear what he said into my mic."
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TV6 Marquette, Michigan reporter Ashley Kirklen posted footage on Instagram of a group of hecklers who taunted her as she covered a New Year's Eve celebration.
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KTLA 5 reporter Steve Kuzj shoved a man out of his live shot in Hollywood, and continued his report seamlessly, later tweeting: "Defending myself and viewers from hearing obscenities."
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Toronto "CityNews" reporter Shauna Hunt confronted a group of men who yelled "F--k her right in the pu--y." Video of the exchange went viral and one of the men was fired from his job.
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Fox 11 LA reporter Gina Silva wrote a story about being heckled and shared footage of the man who yelled "FHRITP" into her microphone during a live report.
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Scranton, Penn. reporter Stacy Lange was doing a live shot on local legislation when a man ran up and yelled "FHRITP."
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CBC Montreal reporter Tanya Birkbeck was doing a live report about a parade when a group of people began taunting her: "This is an unfortunate part of being a journalist on the street," Birkbeck said.
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NBC Bay Area reporter Michelle Roberts was doing a live report on drones when a kid on a skateboard rolled by and yelled "FHRITP."
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KTLA 5 reporter Kacey Montoya was reporting live on people who had just found "Hidden Cash" when a man in the crowd yelled "FHRITP."
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As the disturbing trend of men yelling obscenities at journalists becomes more widespread, TheWrap looks at instances of taunting
CBS 2 LA Reporter Suzanne Marques posted this photo on her Facebook page of the man who "cursed" in her face, with the caption: "I'm sure his family and his employer would be embarrassed to hear what he said into my mic."