Andy Ngo, Post Millennial editor-at-large, spoke to Fox News' Kennedy on Tuesday to discuss the recent attack against him by Antifa militants and to discuss standards of journalism. This comes in the face of criticism that has been leveled at Ngo for going out to cover civil unrest in his hometown despite threats to his physical safety.
Andy Ngo says the fact that most journalists are not "on the ground" in places like Portland is why "the American public is so misinformed about Antifa." pic.twitter.com/CFQpxSP8vd
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"I get a lot of criticisms for how I continue to do what I do given how I was beaten two years ago and given a brain hemorrhage," Ngo said, "and I always do risk assessment but it's been impossible for me to find private security who are willing to take me on as a client because of the threats that are made against me."
"I made the decision that, in America, and given my own parents' experiences escaping communist tyranny and prison camps, I'm not going to allow extremists to tell me what I can and cannot do in public, and to tell me that I'm not able to exercise my first amendment rights.
"That comes at severe risks. And with due respect to journalists and bureaus in DC and New York, they're not on the ground which is why the American public is so misinformed about Antifa. That's how you get things like 'Antifa doesn't exist,' and you get things like 'the riots are mostly peaceful.'"
Andy Ngo was brutally attacked by Antifa militants on May 28 in Portland. He has been reporting on the group's actions in the city, his hometown, when they recognized him, pursued him, and assaulted him. This was far from the first run-in Ngo has had with the group, about which he has been reporting for many years.
After the incident, when Ngo's name was trending on Twitter, the social media giant caved under pressure from activists who side with Antifa to pull the identifier of "journalist" from Ngo's description on Twitter. The New York Post editorial board penned op-eds defending Ngo and his work.
Lawmakers demanded that the Department of Justice move to protect journalists who come under threat from militants who would prefer their criminal actions go unnoticed by the public at large.
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