A well-known journalist who frequently covers civil unrest across the country has decided to leave Milwaukee because of "racial tensions" that he observed while covering protests on Sunday night.
"For those who are perceivably white, it is just not safe to be here," Tim Pool said in a YouTube video on Monday.
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He said during Sunday's protests that he heard members of the crowd yell comments such as "F--- white people" and "What are these white people doing here?" and observed one reporter being grabbed and another being hit in the head by a protester who then attempted to incite others to attack the reporters.
Pool, who previously worked for Fusion, gained prominence in recent years for covering protests such as Occupy Wall Street in 2011 and Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 using aerial drones and live streaming.
Reporter Tim Pool pulls out of Milwaukee because of 'racial tensions' - Business Insider