Joe Biden spoke at a recent event at the University of Maryland. CBSDC reports that Journalism student Jeremy Barr was taking photographs when a White House henchman began interrogating the student. The henchman reportedly said, quote, “Did you take any photos during the event? I need to see your camera right now.”
The White House lackey, Dana Rosenzweig, told Jeremy to delete his photos and then hand over his iPhone to be checked. Apparently unaware of the Freedom of the Press supposedly guaranteed in the First Amendment, Jeremy told his school newspaper, quote, “I assumed that I’d violated a protocol. I gave the benefit of the doubt that they were following proper procedures.”
Neither Biden’s Press Secretary nor the rights-violating staffer would comment or return calls regarding the incident. A formal apology now comes from Biden’s Press office after the University’s dean of the College of Journalism, Lucy A. Dalglish, filed a formal complaint with the press office, saying of the incident, quote, “This was pure intimidation.” The White House press office says that the White House staffer demanding the journalist delete his photos, a clear violation of the 1st amendment, was a, quote, “miscommunication.” No attempt will be made to remedy the situation or keep it from happening again in the future.