Greetings, everyone! There’s been an interesting sequence of events recently at the Republican National Convention, also known as the RNC. Two separate prayers were interrupted by correspondents, with one even being told to “shut up” by some of the convention delegates, according to a White House News Correspondent. Let’s delve into the story!
This all began in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday when the RNC commenced. During a live broadcast, correspondent Vaughn Hillyard found himself in quite an awkward position. The host tried to cut to Hillyard for an update, but he was in the middle of the RNC crowd, and they had just started a prayer.
The host asked, “What have you been hearing from people there?” To which Hillyard, trying to be respectful, responded, “I hate to do this to you, but they just started a prayer, and I don’t want to interrupt it in this crowd.” Nearby audience members could be seen with their heads bowed down in prayer. Sensing the moment’s gravity, the host quickly agreed they didn’t want to “talk over a prayer.”
NBC’s Vaughn Hillyard apologizes to Jen Psaki for not wanting to disrupt prayer “in THIS crowd”. Acela Media elitism so thick you can taste it. pic.twitter.com/0lEX2J64v0
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) July 16, 2024
Fast forward to Thursday evening, another correspondent, Garrett Haake, found himself in a similar situation – in the RNC crowd and during a prayer. He began to share his observations on GOP supporters’ sentiment, but this time the reaction was a bit frostier. Some delegates told Haake to “shut up,” stating it “wasn’t appropriate to interrupt.”
Not only was this noticed by the correspondent but also by an internet personality in the audience who tweeted about the incident, sharing that someone had actually told Haake to “shush.”
One of the greatest things I’ve seen at the RNC is when NBC tried to do a live hit on the floor during a prayer.
Someone told them to shush because they were praying. The reporter started whispering like a child would who just got in trouble.
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) July 19, 2024
The situation played out interestingly on air as well. The hosts, aware of the prayer, asked Haake about spotting Ohio Sen. and GOP Vice Presidential candidate J. D. Vance. But as Haake started discussing Vance and Trump’s family, he too began to whisper as he was being asked to be quiet.
“I’m being asked to be very quiet here, guys,” Haake whispered. “But you can see Vance is up on the stage now with the former President behind us, having come in during the prayer.”
Here’s the clip. The correspondent gets noticeably quieter and says delegates asked him to be quiet. A delegate nearby demanded to know which outlet he reported for. @DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/EQwmuPqjLh
— Reagan Reese (@reaganreese_) July 19, 2024
