CNN Reporter Mocked For Noting ‘The Smell Of Weed Is In The Air’ At LA ICE Protests

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A CNN reporter is going viral for an offhand comment he made Tuesday about cannabis while covering protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Trump administration’s harsh immigration policies in Los Angeles.

During a segment at a protest site, reporter Nick Watt described the scene for viewers, claiming at one point that he saw “some people who I would suggest might be interested in causing some trouble a little later on,” who were in masks and swimming goggles “for the tear gas.”

The Scottish-born Watt also noted graffiti reading “F Trump” on a building being guarded by National Guardsmen and noted that “the mood in the crowd is getting more agitated” as the clock moved closer to the 8 p.m. curfew declared by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.

But it was his next comment that lit a fire on social media”

“The smell of weed is in the air,” he said. “People are not looking at all, Abby, like they are gonna abide by this curfew and get out of here,” he said.

CNN Reporter in LA: There’s graffiti that says F Trump. The smell of weed is in the air. pic.twitter.com/aPflSSvbn4

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