Alaskan Rep. Don Young head-butted a citizen journalist’s camera while refusing to answer questions about election interference.
Members of the liberal group MoveOn approached the Young, an 86-year-old Republican, and a staffer while the two were walking through a congressional hallway. The staffer repeatedly told the activists to reach out to Young’s press secretary for answers about whether or not the congressman thinks it’s appropriate for a president to “ask foreign governments to interfere in our elections.”
Young and the staffer waited for an elevator with the person continuing to ask the same question, and that’s when Young threw his arms up in the air and walked to the person holding the camera and walked right into it.
“There you go,” Young stated.
The questioner continued to ask the congressman about election interference, while the lawmaker repeatedly pressed the elevator button.
Young has a rocky history with reporters. Back in April, Politico‘s Melanie Zanona claimed that Young physically shoved her out of the way. She later said that the congressman apologized for the altercation.
Don Young has called me to personally apologize, which I accepted and very much appreciate. Told him we were just trying to do our jobs (which he said he understood)! https://t.co/4LHu1xOVGZ
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) April 4, 2019
