US EditionCBS News Reporter Says He Got ‘PTSD’ From Trump Assassination Attempt because of Crowd Anger at Media
BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, JUL 16 – CBS reporter Scott MacFarlane was diagnosed with PTSD due to aggressive accusations from some Trump supporters blaming media for the assassination attempt, not the shooting itself.
- On July 13, 2024, at a rally near Butler, Pennsylvania, a gunman fired eight rounds from a rooftop, grazing Trump’s ear and killing spectator Corey Comperatore while injuring two others.
- Scott MacFarlane said he was diagnosed with PTSD within 48 hours, clarifying it was due to crowd backlash, on Chuck Todd’s podcast.
- Echoing on air, `If didn't jump up with his fist, they were going to come kill us!` and `They were coming for us,` Todd confirmed, reflecting reporters' fears of violence from Trump supporters.
- Secret Service and federal investigators found no threats; MacFarlane’s allegations remain uncorroborated; social media ridiculed the portrayal.
- Linking the rally to January 6, MacFarlane warned, `It’s how do we pull out of this as a country is the defining question of our time`.
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CBS News correspondent Scott MacFarlane, who is most widely known for his hyperbolic coverage of the years-long January 6 Capitol protests crackdown, recently announced that he was diagnosed with PTSD following the assassination attempt on President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania last July. While speaking with former “Meet The Press” host Chuck Todd on his “Chuck TODDcast” show, MacFarlane revealed that his diagnosis did not stem from the …
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