Mike Elk, who writes for In These Times magazine, was attending a forum on Capitol Hill where David Cote, the CEO of Honeywell, was taking questions. Cote has close ties to the Obama administration, and President Obama is appearing at a Honeywell plant on Friday. At this forum, however, he was the guest of a Republican congressman.
During the question-and-answer portion, Elk (who used to blog for The Huffington Post) stood up and began asking Cote about anti-union practices within the company, as well as a recent radioactive gas leak at one of his plants. A videographer for Republic Report filmed what happened next.
As he continued his question, though, a man in a suit kept trying to lunge for his microphone. Eventually, he yanked it out of Elk's hands.
"I'm a member of the press!" Elk said. "I've never been treated like that in Washington."
"Show your press credentials," a woman asked. "They're right here," Elk said.
"That's not a member of the press from the Hill," the woman said. Security then moved in on Elk. "You have no right to touch me!" he said to them.
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