Two attendees at the Republican National Convention were removed on Tuesday after they tossed peanuts at a black camera operator and reportedly said, “This is how we feed animals.”
The camera operator was working for CNN, which confirmed in a short statement that “there was an incident directed at an employee inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum,” the site of the convention, on Tuesday afternoon.
“CNN worked with convention officials to address this matter and will have no further comment,” the network said. The remarks were reported by a variety of news organizations, including CNN.com on Wednesday.
The CNN.com post described the incident as “taunting.” It said that “multiple witnesses observed the exchange and R.N.C. security and police immediately removed the two people.”
Convention officials said in a statement, “Two attendees tonight exhibited deplorable behavior. Their conduct was inexcusable and unacceptable. This kind of behavior will not be tolerated.” It was not immediately clear whether the attendees were allowed to return.
Through Wednesday morning, CNN had not mentioned the incident on its television channels.
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