A group of GOP supporters allegedly berated news reporters for broadcasting during a prayer at a watch party hosted Texas Lt. Governor-elect Dan Patrick during last week's elections.
Mediaite pulled the KTRK-TV footage showing the start of the commotion after Houston-based blogger Mike McGuff noted that reporter Foti Kallergis claimed to have been “assaulted” live on the air.
Nice! Just got assaulted by someone live on air.
— Foti Kallergis (@FotiKallergis) November 5, 2014
The footage shows Kallergis reporting live on various Texas elections. Patrick is heard giving a prayer in the background. At one point, a man is heard telling the reporter to be quiet during the prayer. KTRK cut away before the alleged altercation began.
Watch the video below:
KRIV-TV reporter Isiah Carey reportedly witnessed the incident and claimed KTRK’s Deborah Wrigley had to intervene. Carey also alleged another female attendee called Wrigley a “f***ing b**ch.”
The man who allegedly started the altercation had not been identified as of Monday afternoon.
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