PBS Speaks Out After Leaked Vid Shows Employee's 'Re-Education Camps’ For Trump Supporters Rant
I was a little shocked to see PBS speak out against the statements of their Principal Counsel Michael Beller who fantasized about sticking the children of Trump supporters in 're-education camps' and inciting violence against adults who support Trump. The lawyer also called American's 'stupid' and reveled in the COVID-19 infections in 'red states' adding that he hopes they 'get sick and die'.
“This employee no longer works for PBS,” the statement announced. “As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions.”
PBS response to Project Veritas: "This employee no longer works for PBS. As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions…” (1/3)
— PBS PressRoom (@PBSPressRoom) January 12, 2021
“There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual’s views in no way reflect our values or opinions,” PBS continued.
“We strongly condemn violence and will continue to do what we have done for 50 years – use our national platform and local presence to strengthen communities and bring people together,” the statement concluded.
“We strongly condemn violence and will continue to do what we have done for 50 years – use our national platform and local presence to strengthen communities and bring people together." (3/3)
— PBS PressRoom (@PBSPressRoom) January 12, 2021
Beller was confronted, outside of yet another bar, on the footage that Project Veritas journalist received just before the 2020 election. In the video, the super mega elitist claimed that most Americans are 'stupid' and bragged about living in an educated state, as opposed to “one of these other towns or states where everybody’s just stupid.”
“Kids who are growing up know nothing but Trump, for four years. You’ve got to wonder what they’re going to be like,” said Beller. “They’ll be raising a generation of intolerant, horrible people – horrible kids.”
“Even if Biden wins, we go for all the Republican voters, and Homeland Security will take their children away,” he asserted, adding, “And we’ll put them into re-education camps.”
Later in the video, he noted, “The re-education camps — they’re nice, they have Sesame Street in the classrooms, and they watch PBS all day.”
Beller claimed that we live in “unique” times. “I mean, Trump is close to Hitler,” he said.
The woman asked what liberals should do if Trump won, “Go to the White House and throw Molotov cocktails."
-Remember that statement because it will come up again when Veritas confronts the loony liberal about his insane rhetoric.
The, now former, employee did say something we can all agree with. While bragging that PBS has 'like real news' he added that CNN was just a 'bunch of talking heads' who talk about Trump non-stop.
“PBS has like, real news,” he said. “CNN doesn’t have real news anymore. It’s just talking heads talking about Trump all day long.”
Fox News, he added, “makes me want to throw up after five minutes.” The network keeps pushing “Joe Biden stuff,” nonstop, he said, noting that it’s “ridiculous.”
“So, you just ignore it?” he was asked. “Yeah,” Beller responded.
Beller also called Americans “f***ing dumb.”
“Americans are so f***ing dumb,” he said. “You know, most people are dumb.”
Beller reveled in the idea that families in red states are battling the coronavirus like everywhere else. Adding that he hoped they would just 'die' or at least be too sick to get to the polls.
“What’s great is that COVID is spiking in all the red states right now. So, that’s great,” he said.
“Why do you think so?” Beller is asked. “Because, either those people won’t come out to vote for Trump — you know, the red states — or a lot of them are sick and dying,” he laughed.
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BREAKING: @PBS Principal Counsel Michael Beller Incites Political Violence In Radical Left-Wing Agenda
“Go to the White House & throw Molotov cocktails...”
“Even if Biden wins, we go for all the Republican voters, Homeland Security will take their children away…”#ExposePBS pic.twitter.com/OzBLeCP8YH
— James O'Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) January 12, 2021
My absolute favorite footage of this guy is when Project Veritas confronted him unmasked outside of the bar. He scrambled to get away when confronted on his inciteful hate-speech. At one point, the lawyer tried to lie and say he was talking about Molotov cocktails as in a drink they were having.
"We were drinking cocktails, it's a type of cocktail we were having," Beller claimed.
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The guilty always run.
While PBS did not make it clear if Beller resigned or if he was fired but we must give credit where credit is due. In a culture that's so saturated with networks showing a downright political bias against Trump supporters, it's nice to see one stand up for what's right and reject Beller and his views publicly.
H/T DailyWire