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Peaceful Protest at One America News Network
About forty protesters came to the San Diego headquarters of One America News Network in San Diego, on June 13, 2020. The station launched in 2013, and the founder is Robert Herring, Sr. This protest is happening in the midst of the nationwide protests for Black Lives Matter. The protesters were led by John Brunelle, who leads a new group called Working for Justice San Diego. The trigger for the protest was the coverage of OANN of events in Buffalo New York. This is when the police shoved Martin Gugino to the ground.
OANN ran a story where they said that this was self-defense on the part of the officers. They also claimed that Gugino was a member of Antifa, and was there to cause trouble. The story ran soon after the event happened, and it was retweeted by the president. This goes beyond just getting retweets. The president has called on OAN reporters often in the White House, and there are rumors that his son wants to buy a stake in the network. Then there have been denials as well.
According to Brunelle: “One America News is here in San Diego, and we know they don’t represent San Diego’s ideals particularly well.” He added, “what really brought us out are all these current protests that are going on about all the injustices on police brutality.”