On Tuesday, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell was notably escorted out of a press conference with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson after daring to ask questions about Russia.
Mitchell tried to get a few pressing answers from Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. She asked:
“Can you respond to the threats from China?”
“Can you be sure the Trump administration will be strong against Vladimir Putin?”
“Can you assure us that Russia will not be able to move further in Ukraine?”
You can then see Mitchell grabbed by the arms and escorted out while saying:
“We haven’t had any time in here.”
Just for doing her job.
Here’s that video:
You guys. This happened today.
This is why we ❤️ Andrea @mitchellreports. There is nobody more dogged, more tenacious. The best. pic.twitter.com/uINDWmOYEM
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 7, 2017
Bill O’Reilly, who gives Donald Trump a run for his money when it comes to misogyny, chose Wednesday, the International Day of Women, to make a sexist attack on Mitchell, calling her “unruly.”
And, a hashtag was born:
Irony: Misogyny gives feminism another hashtag – #unruly
MSNBC host uses O’Reilly Twitter insult to close her show https://t.co/3oEUIdCzq9— Pitt Griffin (@pittgriffin) March 8, 2017
Where a woman doing her job is #Unruly (ht: @rezaaslan ) @justin_kanew @KamalaHarris @SenCortezMasto @mitatweets @BetteMidler @SusanSarandon https://t.co/duMInBL2r5
— Joan (@pir8z40) March 8, 2017
@AdamSerwer OMG, the gall of Andrea Mitchell trying to do some actual journalism. #unruly #shadesofSamDonaldson
— Tim Sullivan (@TimSullivan11) March 8, 2017
Some reminded O’Reilly of his own past:
#unruly huh? @oreillyfactor you still trying to sexually woo women with falafel in the shower?? Is that why your wife left you for that cop?
— gene williams (@HOTHUMMUS) March 8, 2017
@oreillyfactor We’re your kids unruly? That why you beat them? #persistence #unruly #womensday2017
— NNBB12 (@GinDot12) March 8, 2017
MUST WATCH: So @oreillyfactor said @mitchellreports was “unruly” cause she dared to ask Tillerson some questions. Take a look at this… pic.twitter.com/cSywK35AbF
— Yashar (@yashar) March 8, 2017
But the best response came from Mitchell, who ended her show on Wednesday by saying, “And that does it for this UNRULY edition of Andrea @MitchellReports.”
“And that does it for this UNRULY edition of Andrea @MitchellReports” [mic drop] pic.twitter.com/mS19gAdUDq
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) March 8, 2017
From unruly women everywhere, we thank you, Ms. Mitchell.
Featured image of Bill O’Reilly via Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images | Featured image of Andrea Mitchell via Leigh Vogel/Getty Images.
