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Man accused of attacking TV reporter, saying ‘This is Trump’s America now’

www.cnn.com /2024/12/28/us/patrick-thomas-egan-accused-tv-reporter-attack

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.

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The rich have radicalized the stupid. I hate it here.
- He's gunna have a problem, he yelled about being a marine so they're probably going to slap his ass in a uniform throw him before tribunal and hit him with conduct unbecoming and if they want they can hit him again with whatever he gets convicted of.
  
  Article also says he's 39 and was driving a taxi so in this instance, "I'm a Marine," probably indicates that he was formerly in the Marine corps. Once a Marine, always a Marine, or so they say.
  
  You're forgetting who's America this is. I would not be surprised in the least if he gets off pretty much scot-free because he had "good intentions" and was just "defending his country".
Trump has given the racists permission to attack anyone they don't like.
- Again
He followed a reporter back to the news station and strangled him in front of the building with witnesses. Bizarre to call that "suspicion of bias-motivated crimes."
They're comin'. Get ready.
Guess I can do whatever I want.
- It says he's facing charges.
  
  Wen pardon?
- Hey as long as it involves assaulting a minority it’s ok, Trump said so
Ahh, just like in Berlin, back in '33.
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 US citizen? This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!”
Did the citizenship even matter to this guy? It's like he saw someone with a bit too much melanin and lost his mind.
I wonder if he was listening to talk radio in that taxi of his?

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