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In conditions like this, do paid protesters get hazard pay?” the voice of the Vikings said Friday on his radio show.
Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen apologizes for "insensitive" comments about paid protesters, takes time off from his popular radio show.
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Jimmy Kimmel Tells Trump Admin to Prove Minneapolis Protesters Are Really Paid Agitators | Video
Jimmy Kimmel pushed back Tuesday night against President Trump's notion that the protesters in Minneapolis are "paid agitators," telling America's commander in chief, "Prove it!" "I believe he believes it,
Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett claims paid protesters are driving unrest in Minneapolis, but critics, including fellow Tennessee Rep. Steve Cohen, dispute this.
Allen, the longtime voice of the Minnesota Vikings, KFAN, and Canterbury Park, made a comment about protesters being "paid" during his weekday radio show.
Paul Allen’s comments came when people were demonstrating against ICE’s killing of Renee Nicole Good
Minnesotans have been protesting an immigration enforcement campaign in the Twin Cities that the Department of Homeland Security is calling “Operation Metro Surge.” Since it began in December, federal agents have shot and killed two Minneapolis residents, Renee Macklin Good on Jan. 7 and Alex Pretti on Saturday. Both were 37 and U.S. citizens.
Allen is taking "a few days off" after a one-liner about "paid protesters."
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Minnesota Vikings Announcer Apologizes for On-Air Comments About ‘Paid Protesters’ — Reveals He’ll Be Stepping Away for ‘A Few Days’
A Minnesota Vikings radio announcer Monday apologized for on-air comments he made about "paid protesters" in Minneapolis days earlier. The post Minnesota Vikings Announcer Apologizes for On-Air Comments About ‘Paid Protesters’ — Reveals He’ll Be Stepping Away for ‘A Few Days’ first appeared on Mediaite.
Minnesota play-by-play man Paul Allen said he is taking time off after making insensitive on-air comments about anti-ICE demonstrations.
The studio audience jeered and booed as Kimmel played back a clip of Trump calling protesters “paid insurrectionists” and “paid agitators.”