Watch: Reporter is forced out of Trump-Putin press conference after apparent protest
The journalist was caught on camera holding a piece of paper that read ‘Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty.’
BREAKING: A reporter or protester (unclear which) was just forcibly removed from the room where Trump and Putin are set to hold a news conference. pic.twitter.com/6kJHvciv3p
— Amber Athey (@amber_athey) July 16, 2018
As all eyes were on Finland on Monday for the much anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a man was thrown out from the press conference by the two leaders, apparently for protesting.
Security at the press conference in Helsinki forcibly removed the man who was identified as a journalist and was holding up a piece of paper that read “Nuclear Weapon Ban Treaty.”
In the incident caught on video, Sam Husseini, a reporter with the liberal magazine The Nation, tried to catch the media’s attention before both the leaders arrived. Trump had stated before his one-on-one meeting with Putin that he planned on discussing nuclear weapons and that he would consider the meeting a success if he could convince the Russian president to agree to limit nuclear proliferation.
The protestor at Trump Putin presser. pic.twitter.com/YRRX7fMxNb
— Terry Moran (@TerryMoran) July 16, 2018
A man identified as a protester with a sign was removed by security before President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin gave their joint press conference. https://t.co/PDlVLfnJKR pic.twitter.com/tTTpgzVwWL
— WAFB (@WAFB) July 16, 2018