Politico reports:
A Fox News Radio correspondent confronted in the White House briefing room the White House reporter for a website that traffics in conspiracy theories, witnesses said on Friday. As reporters were getting settled ahead of Friday’s briefing, the Fox correspondent Jon Decker pointed out that a reporter from Gateway Pundit, Lucian Wintrich [above right with site founder Jim Hoft], was in the room and that they “hate blacks, Jews, Hispanics,” according to BuzzFeed White House correspondent Adrian Carrasquillo, who tweeted about the incident.
Decker also sent an email to the entire White House reporter email listserv, noting that the White House “has admitted Gateway Pundit into today’s White House Press Briefing.” While some in the White House briefing room say the White House should be open to any and all outlets, others have expressed concern with certain outlets being legitimized via their White House credentials.
Fox News confirmed Decker was reacting to previous tweets Wintrich had posted. According to a White House Correspondent in the room, several reporters shook Decker’s hands as he walked back to the Fox News radio booth. “Props to Jon Decker for speaking up in the press room. It would be much harder for a minority reporter to speak up like he did,” the correspondent said. “As a member of the WHCA board and as a white man him standing up and saying that meant a lot to reporters in the room.”
Jim Hoft has already posted several screaming posts like the one below. All of his claims have been denied by actual witnesses to the incident. Wintrich, not incidentally, was behind the NAMBLA-esque “Twinks4Trump” photos seen at the homocon event at this year’s GOP convention.
Drama in White House press room as Fox reporter vehemently denies he assaulted right-wing Gateway Pundit blogger https://t.co/g3aVCBOuXc
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) March 10, 2017
The Gateway Pundit guy is now holding a gaggle outside the White House because nothing matters pic.twitter.com/lxgsjUtDeF
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) March 10, 2017
There were witnesses in both assult cases. Luckally, there are real journalists here who saw Jon Decker assault me – I am pressing charges. https://t.co/EExO3SXyY9
— Lucian B. Wintrich (@lucianwintrich) March 10, 2017
Jon Decker asulted me at today's briefing. @FoxNews – is this behavior something you tolerate over there? He's sick .https://t.co/gzZhhIzOMD pic.twitter.com/ThppoHpRQw
— Lucian B. Wintrich (@lucianwintrich) March 10, 2017
When the young boy was asked about what meeting the president was like, he simply responded with "feels good, man." pic.twitter.com/PSTyNJgZfh
— Lucian B. Wintrich (@lucianwintrich) March 7, 2017