CBS Reporter on Secret Agent Blocking Him from Jared: They Say They Perceived the Phone in My Hand as Threat

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TAPPER: “Well, look, reporting on the White House and traveling with President Trump, reporting on him on air force one and traveling with the previous president, Barack Obama, us in the media have such great respect for Secret Service agents and what they do, and I have to note, and I’ve been saying this all day, they are some of the most respectful agents within law enforcement. It is extremely rare to see a Secret Service agent cover a camera. In fact, I was reached out to a contact who said, look, as a Secret Service agent, that is a no-go. We’re not supposed to impede or interfere with the press at all, and the Secret Service says that was not the intent in that moment. They released a statement saying they in no way were trying to inhibit access to Jared Kushner. They perceived the phone in my hand as a type of threat. They did not realize I was a member of the press and it all unfolded within just a few short moments, and so the tweet went viral, I think, because it struck a chord with what people are seeing in the country right now.”