New York Times reporter Kathy Gray was removed from President Trump’s campaign rally in Freeland, Mich., on Thursday after campaign staff located her using images she posted on Twitter.
Gray posted an image on Twitter, noting that out of the thousands of people who were at the rally, “maybe 10% have masks.” Gray then posted a photo of Air Force One with the caption “And so it begins” shortly before the president began speaking at the rally.
“I’ve just been kicked out of the trump rally,” Gray tweeted less than 15 minutes later.
She later added: “First for me: Trump campaign tracked me down from pics i tweeted and escorted me out.”
According to a campaign spokesperson, Gray was given the choice to stay in general admission but not while reporting.
The New York Times responded, saying that Gray was removed “when she registered and attended as a member of the public.”
“We’re disappointed that the Trump campaign refused to credential our reporter and then, when she registered and attended as a member of the public, they ejected her from the event,” a New York Times spokesperson said in a statement. “Our goal is to cover these campaign events and talk to voters about the candidates, and that’s what Kathy was trying to do.”
The president has routinely lashed out at the Times, calling it “failing” and “the enemy of the people.”
Crammed in crowd in the rain for trump rally in michigan. Not many masks pic.twitter.com/5DZ6JBVNK8
— Kathy Gray (@michpoligal) September 10, 2020
I’ve just been kicked out of the trump rally.
— Kathy Gray (@michpoligal) September 10, 2020
First for me: Trump campaign tracked me down from pics i tweeted and escorted me out.
— Kathy Gray (@michpoligal) September 10, 2020
