Republican Congressman Darrell Issa Retreats to Rooftop, Accused of Hiding From Protesters

An interesting picture of California Republican representative Darrell Issa is circulating on Twitter. On Tuesday morning, Issa’s Democratic opponent, Mike Levin, shared a photo of Issa hanging out on the roof of his office. In the post, Levin accuses Issa of hiding from protesters.

Yes, this is really @DarrellIssa on the roof of his district office building. Too afraid to come speak with assembled constituents below. pic.twitter.com/wCYRjO8Ev8

— Mike Levin (@MikeLevin) May 30, 2017

In classic “Dawn of the Dead” style, Issa appears to retreat to the rooftop refuge as if he’s hiding from zombies. Levin mentioned in a separate tweet that Issa emerged for five minutes to chat with the “several hundred” protesters but “refused to engage with those across the street.”

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Although Issa does appear to be hiding, no one is really sure what is going on here. Politico’s Jake Sherman noted the phone in Issa’s hand, positioned as if he were filming the crowd below. According to The Week, it is unclear if Issa took to the roof before or after engaging with constituents.

Since President Trump’s inauguration, Issa has had numerous encounters with protesters. The Republican congressman has voted in favor of several of Trump’s policies. His recent vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act prompted protesters to swarm his California office.

8 Times Hypocrite Donald Trump Used the Kind of Anonymous Sources He Now Condemns (Photos)

On Sunday, Donald Trump derided the use of anonymous sourcing in news stories. He also said in February that news outlets "shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name." It's strange he thinks that, because he's used a lot of anonymous sources himself. Here are some examples.
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Two years after President Obama released his birth certificate, Trump said it was not believable to some people. "You know, some people say that was not his birth certificate," he told ABC in August 2013. "I'm saying I don't know. Nobody knows and you don't know either."
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Trump posted multiple tweets in 2012 citing an anonymous source, as the Daily Beast's Colin Jones noted.
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Trump said one of the sources "called my office."
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Trump took care to describe this source as "extremely credible."
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Trump so often sources information to "many people" (without naming any of them) that there's a well-worn #manypeoplearesaying hashtag on Twitter. The Washington Post wrote an article about it, which includes the examples on the next three slides.
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At a rally in September, a man in Trump's audience said President Obama was a Muslim and “not even an American,” then asked Trump to get rid of Muslim “training camps.”

“You know, a lot of people are saying that, and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there,” Trump responded.
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In early January, Trump said he had heard from many Republicans worried that his rival, Sen. Ted Cruz, was born in Canada.

“I’d hate to see something like that get in his way, but a lot of people are talking about it, and I know that even some states are looking at it very strongly, the fact that he was born in Canada and he has had a double passport,” Trump told the Post.
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In May 2016, Trump told the Post what some "people" believe about the death of Vince Foster. “I don’t bring [Foster’s death] up because I don’t know enough to really discuss it,” Trump said. “I will say there are people who continue to bring it up because they think it was absolutely a murder. I don’t do that because I don’t think it’s fair.”
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Soon after Trump called for an end to anonymous sourcing, The Associated Press noted, "Members of Trump's White House team regularly demand anonymity when talking to reporters."
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Surprise: Trump berates the news media for doing something he’s done himself

On Sunday, Donald Trump derided the use of anonymous sourcing in news stories. He also said in February that news outlets "shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name." It's strange he thinks that, because he's used a lot of anonymous sources himself. Here are some examples.

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8 Times Hypocrite Donald Trump Used the Kind of Anonymous Sources He Now Condemns (Photos)

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