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Reporter Removed by Force From Trump-Putin Press Conference in Helsinki

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Communications Director denied freedom of speech at Helsinki Summit.

As reported by CBS, moments before the press conference between Trump and Vladimir Putin, a credentialed member of the media holding a sign reading “Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty” was kicked out of the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. The reporter is Sam Husseini, a communications director who was covering the Trump-Putin summit in Finland on behalf of The Nation.

Video of the incident shows Husseini holding the sign before security grabbed him and dragged him out of the venue.

Do you think this is infringing on his rights to freedom of speech? Watch below: