At least there have been no mortar attacks.
In the finest spirit of safe spaces found on college campuses across America, National Public Radio has taken the “extraordinary step” of offering its reporters “hostile-environment” safety training, also dubbed “Trump Training.”
NPR reporters are taking "hostile-environment" safety training to deal with @realdonaldtrump's campaign events. https://t.co/qeuHbYfxty
— Paul Farhi (@farhip) March 23, 2016
The Washington Post reported that NPR has provided training often used to “help employees respond to hazards such as riots, mortar attacks, kidnappings or firefights.”
Donald Trump’s campaign events have apparently become such a minefield for reporters that one major news organization has taken the extraordinary step of offering its correspondents a version of training for dealing with real minefields.
NPR has sent its political reporters to 90-minute hostile-environment awareness training, which in its typical form lasts a few days and prepares journalists for covering war zones or regions where terrorists are active.
Reporter Paul Farhi felt compelled to mention the Republican presidential front-runner’s rallies in the same breath as mortar attacks.
“Although there have been no mortar attacks, Trump’s campaign rallies are generally rowdy affairs in which violence has occasionally flared,” he wrote.
Farhi noted that several journalists have been roughed up while covering Trump, but said in an earlier piece that “the not-so-dirty little secret among reporters who cover Trump is this: It’s a kick to report on his campaign, a constant thrill ride.”
“They love the beat, if not the beat-down.”
Among the reactions on social media, NPR reporters are being compared to “snow flake little pansies.” Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:
@farhip @washingtonpost @realDonaldTrump you mean.. training to deal with radical leftist militants who cause issues at trump rallies. 😉
— Just An American (@JustAnAmerican0) March 23, 2016
@farhip And they’re intentionally TELLING people this?? Advertising what complete wusses they are?? Lordy. @NPR
— Kristine ❀♡❀♡ (@KristineAz) March 24, 2016
@kronberger1990 @farhip @realDonaldTrump @washingtonpost Who is giving the course, Yale students?
— Daniel Whelan (@dannybhoyo13) March 24, 2016
@farhip @washingtonpost @realDonaldTrump why? #liberalmedia #MSM is creating it.
— Jan Kinnard (@KinnardJan) March 23, 2016
@farhip @realDonaldTrump OMG, You snow flake little pansies. Typcial liberals showing how to best be a coward and victim
— DMac79 (@DMacJr79) March 24, 2016
@farhip Diversity of thought is scary. @realDonaldTrump
— Orwellian_Dilemma (@Orwells_Dilemma) March 24, 2016
@farhip @realDonaldTrump Liberals having to learn how to protect their self from other liberals. The snake eats its own head.
— Cliff Williams (@chesepioc) March 24, 2016
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