Tlaib Staffer Tries To Block Fox News Reporter with Umbrella: ‘We Have It on Video, Guys’

A staffer for Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) tried to block a Fox News reporter from interviewing her with an umbrella on Thursday.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram was blocked by the staffer as he tried to interview Tlaib about a proposed address from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress.

As Pergram approached Tlaib with a microphone and asked, “What happens if Netanyahu comes–” the staffer opened up his umbrella in front of the Fox News reporter, blocking his view of the congresswoman.

The staffer then moved into a different position, however, giving Pergram the opportunity to speak directly to Tlaib.

“Ms. Tlaib, what happens if Netanyahu comes to speak?” he questioned. “Is that a mistake by the speaker to extend this request? What do you think of the Democratic leaders agreeing to that request as well?”

As Tlaib stonewalled Pergram, he continued to ask, “Would you attend? Would you protest in any form?”

The staffer then used his umbrella to block Pergram yet again, as Tlaib replied, “I don’t know, inviting a war criminal to Congress is a sham. It’s shameful.”

At one point there was arguing about whether the staffer “hit” the Fox News crew with the umbrella.

“We have it on video, guys,” Pergram said.

The incident caused a stir in the Fox News newsroom, with Fox News anchor Bret Baier labeling the fairly uneventful encounter “Umbrellagate.”

Other progressives in both the House and Senate have also protested House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) invitation for Netanyahu to address Congress.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) described Netanyahu’s potential address as “one of the most disturbing things I think Congress can do,” while Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) called the move “a terrible idea” and said he would boycott any speech by the prime minister.

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