Reporter Kevin Vesey of News 12 Long Island was 'berated,' 'insulted' and 'practically chased' by anti-lockdown protesters yesterday in Long Island.
Kevin Vesey, a reporter with News 12 Long Island, was surrounded by anti-lockdown protesters during a reopening rally in Commack yesterday. The protesters chanted"fake news is not essential" at him and flouted social distancing guidelines.
Protestors gather with US flags as they attend an"Open New York" Rally on May 14, 2020 in Commack, on Long Island, New York.This marks the second reopening rally in the last two weeks to have taken place in Suffolk County, New York, on Jericho Turnpike. Yesterday, hundreds of people turned out for the event, organized by a pro-Trump group named the Setauket Patriots.
"Why are you essential?" shouted one protester through a megaphone at Vesey before the reporter turned the camera on himself and said:"There's clearly a lot of anger here today". Vesey is wearing what appears to be a surgical face mask in one video and quickly becomes uncomfortable as protestors approach him.was confronted by several angry protestors.
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