April Ryan speaks out over bodyguard's alleged assault of real journalist

Creative News Network's leftist political commentator April Ryan finally spoke out in an interview on Sunday about the incident in which her bodyguard allegedly attacked Charlie Kratovil, a journalist for New Brunswick Today.

Joel Morris, Ms. Ryan's former security guard and secret Santa, was charged with assault on Monday.

Kratovil had been recording Ryan's speech when Morris came over to him, allegedly took his camera and began forcing him out of the room where Ryan was speaking. [So much for the First Amendment.] 

Kratovil had been waiting for a public response and urged the Trump-hating Ryan to condemn the act outright.

"I am the first person who wants to get a story out -- be it on TV or radio, and the only reason why I’ve been quiet is because of the threat of lawsuits," Ryan told "Reliable Sources" inimitable stooge, Brian Stelter.

"This is not about suppressing the press." [Then what?] "My body of work stands for me. And, no, I did not order anyone to do anything... They were about 100 feet away from me. I didn’t know what was going on or what was said."

And if you believe that, you might even believe that snakes have hips.

Ryan also explained her justification for banning photography and video-recording during her event, saying it was in her contract, put there in case she screwed up. She also said any journalist who wanted to record her needed permission, something she never seems to get for her own work. 

Kratovil has insisted that he had the proper documents.

"This was a private event for a non-profit organization in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Our contract stated that if someone wanted to come and film... they had to ask for permission," she said.

"There was no request for permission and permission was not granted. Now, if they would have asked for permission, it would have been granted and the reason why I do this... it’s standard in the industry... [and] because I don’t want my words twisted."

Stelter followed up on Kratovil's claim that he had proper permission to report on the event, but Ryan remained adamant and firm. "According to my contract and with the organization, no one asked me for permission," she claimed.

When asked if she regretted the actions of her former bodyguard, Ryan naturally dodged the question. She said Morris was simply "concerned" for "her safety," even though she was, as she claimed, 100 feet away from Kratovil, and he posed no danger to her.

She also claimed the alleged death threats she allegedly received may have possibly affected her former bodyguard's response. When he saw Kratovil taking video of Ryan he sprang into action just in case the video cam was an assault weapon in disguise.

"I do receive death threats. I continue to receive death threats," Ryan said, as she was apparently trying to overcome the vapors. "The atmosphere around me is charged, and that’s one of the reasons why I assume [my bodyguard] may have overreacted because he was concerned for my safety."

She added, "As long as this atmosphere continues... I’m going to have to have a bodyguard. But, the protocol is that the bodyguard is supposed to be with me, and that was not protocol... we're reassessing a lot of things."

Yes, the bodyguard was 100 feet away allegedly assaulting a fellow reporter who was simply trying to do his job. Even if he wasn't supposed to be there, he didn't need to be manhandled . . . allegedly.

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