Image: Chanel Rion OAN, Note, Twitter Screenshots

Anonymous Intimidating Note Left at Desk of White House Reporter Who Attempted to Call Out Media Bias

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Earlier today, at President Trump’s press conference, an OAN reporter, Chanel Rion called out the mainstream media for their bias in regards to calling the Coronavirus the “Chinese virus.” She asked, “do you consider the term ‘Chinese food’ racist?”

When she got back to her desk after the briefing in the press corps area known as “the basement,” she found an anonymous note that asked, “Do you think your question was helpful in halting the spread of the Coronavirus?”

It’s ironic that someone who likely complained that the President’s use of the term “Chinese virus” because it might cause racial intimidation would then choose to intimidate for calling out said bias.

Twitter users afterward called her a “plant” and a “sycophant” and the Daily Beast was there to pick up the story. CNN reporter Oliver Darcy tried to downplay their bias by pointing out that China had expelled reporters from those media outlets recently. He also accused OAN of “peddling conspiracy theories.” He also curiously tweeted out a picture of the note later.

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