ABC Upset Rapper Detained After Gun Brandished at Trump Supporters

Nicholas Fondacaro | October 25, 2020
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The anti-Trump journalists on ABC’s Good Morning America were peeved Sunday morning after rapper Offset was detained by Beverly Hills police Saturday. According to a police statement, someone in his vehicle was reported for brandishing a weapon as they drove through a pro-Trump gathering. In fact, a passenger in the vehicle was arrested for carrying a concealed and loaded firearm. But the network was miffed anyway and parroted the rapper’s pro-Biden message.

“We’re going to start this half-hour with the rapper Offset being detained and then released by police. That's after an alleged confrontation with Trump supporters,” announced co-anchor, Dan Harris, as he handed it off to Los Angeles correspondent Zohreen Shah.

After noting that Election Day was just “nine days out,” Shah led into the video portion of her report by noting how things were getting “heated” with pro-Trump people. “Right here in Beverly Hills, rapper Offset allegedly clashing with Trump supporters. His wife, Cardi B hours before documenting pro-Trump demonstrators in the area,” she said.

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