One night after hyping “disturbing images” out of Florida during a Border Patrol operation, ABC’s World News Tonight was at it again on Friday. This time, anchor David Muir and correspondent Pierre Thomas labeled the videos “alarming” and “harrowing” despite each of the three examples having a perfectly reasonable explanation.
Muir kicked off the segment by declaring, “We move on to the alarming new images this evening. A woman seen being chased by federal agents near New Orleans, screaming to be left alone. She’s a U.S. citizen being chased by Border Patrol, but Homeland Security is now saying tonight it comes amid similar scenes playing out across the country as President Trump's immigration crackdown grows. Pierre Thomas with the images tonight.”
Thomas began his report with “harrowing video showing a woman frantically running away from federal agents in Louisiana. President Trump's nationwide immigration crackdown intensifies.”
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. steve malzberg
