The White House and the mainstream media has been accused of downplaying the violent 'Cop City' riots in Atlanta after 23 were arrested for domestic terrorism
'Off the Press' senior editor Rob Smith argues 'leftist sympathizers' have infiltrated mainstream media after some outlets referred to Atlanta rioters as 'environmentalists.' He also discusses the Army's latest ad campaign to boost recruitment.
, accusing them of downplaying the weekend's barbarity after 23 suspects were arrested for domestic terrorism in connection with the attack. Off the Press Senior Editor Rob Smith joined"America's Newsroom" to discuss how the media, and the far-left, has remained complicit in a radical effort to"sympathize" with the attacks. "I think that when you look at sort of all of these leftist sympathizers in the media, you have to look at the pipeline," Smith"So you have to understand that in these newsrooms and in the classrooms that lead to the newsrooms from top to bottom, you have, at best, sort of mainstream liberals and at worst, these sort of far-left Antifa sympathizers." ATLANTA BAIL FUND RUSHES TO SUPPORT ARRESTED ‘COP CITY’ ACTIVISTS AFTER 23 CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC TERRORISM "I've seen the pipeline, and you see the leftist ideology that sort of comes out in these classrooms and goes to the newsrooms, and so that's why they are filled with these people who are not only sympathizing with this stuff, but actively covering for it," he continued. Atlanta Police Department showed what led to chaos at the future Public Safety and Training Facility, known to some as"Cop City." Atlanta police released video of fires set to equipment at the construction site of a police and fire training facility dubbed"Cop City." A horde of protesters, mostly wearing black and black masks, started throwing fireworks and rocks at officers, who were inside a separate fenced-in area, which the rioters could not reach because they, too, were fenced in with the equipment.accused of throwing commercial-grade fireworks,But despite the severity of situation, the media has been accused of downplaying the riots and the perpetrators involved. "This is the Defend the Atlanta Forest Movement, and they have events scheduled all week," a"Good Morning America" reporter said."They're mostly environmentalists who've been trying to save a wooded area." "Some protesters accusing police in this latest incident of violating civil rights," another ABC reporter said on"World News Tonight.""Protesters say they're both concerned about the center's environmental impact and its symbolism," a reporter on NBC's"Today" said. insinuated she hadn't heard of the riots as of Monday afternoon during the press briefing. "This is the first time I'm hearing about this protest over the weekend, so just would have to come back with you to you on that," she said. Smith noted that despite the far-left peddled narrative that the riots were peaceful, the attack that happened over the weekend was anything but that. He argued the left's ploy to downplay the incident, and violence more broadly speaking, is also not new. "It's been going on for years," Smith said."Remember the summer of love in 2020? That was a lot of Antifa, that was a lot of far-left stuff, and we were told, again, mostly peaceful protest when they weren't ignoring it." "So we see all this violence happening all across the country, and they want to seem as if this is some sort of boogeyman that conservative media or conservative political commentators are sort of making up, and we obviously know that this is not true," he continued. Bailee Hill is an associate editor with Fox News Digital. Story ideas can be sent to bailee.hill@fox.com Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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