CNN White House reporter Joe Johns fought back a White House raccoon just seconds before going live to report for CNN’s New Day, in a video revealed by anchor Alisyn Camerota via Twitter.
Camerota tweeted the off-air footage praising Johns for being a “consummate professional” and describing Johns fending off a “raccoon attack” just seconds before a live shot. In the video, Johns appears to be equally alarmed and in command of the face-off with the rogue raccoon, and at one point, throws what looks to be an apple box at the mustelid. Check it out:
The White House has had a recent spate of issues. Mice have been seen in the press briefing room, and the potentially deadly contagion Covid-19 has led to at least three dozen infections over the past week of White House staffers, members of the press, and presidential advisers.