{"id":2403112,"date":"2025-02-15T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T03:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-accuses-elizabeth-warren-of-assaulting-him-heres-the-footage\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:45:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T03:45:02","slug":"journalist-accuses-elizabeth-warren-of-assaulting-him-heres-the-footage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-accuses-elizabeth-warren-of-assaulting-him-heres-the-footage\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist Accuses Elizabeth Warren of Assaulting Him &#8211; Here&#8217;s the Footage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjournalist-accuses-elizabeth-warren-of-assaulting-him-heres-the-footage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2403112&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nick Sortor, an option media journalist and podcaster,\u2063 accused Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth warren of assaulting him during\u2063 a \u200crecent encounter.Sortor claimed that Warren elbowed him while he pressed her on \u200bher stance against \u200dcryptocurrency, particularly Dogecoin, and questioned how\u2063 she amassed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alice-cooper-canceled-by-cosmetic-line-for-stating-mainstream-views-on-transgenderism\/\" title=\"Alice Cooper dropped by cosmetic brand for expressing mainstream views on transgenderism.\">net worth reportedly<\/a> between $7.5 million and $12 million while serving in \u2063Congress on a $200,000 salary. He shared footage of \u200bthe\u200d incident on social media,emphasizing \u2062that lawmakers should be accountable to the public and should\u200c not resort to physical\u200b aggression against journalists. The incident \u2062occurred\u2063 as sortor attempted to question Warren about transparency regarding government\u200b spending and\u200c her financial dealings. Warren, for \u200bher part, maintains that she does not accept donations from corporate PACs. \u200bThe exchange has sparked discussions on the\u200d conduct of public officials and their interactions with \u2063the \u200cmedia.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alternative media journalist and podcaster Nick Sortor said Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren assaulted him on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Sortor posted two clips on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X showing different angles of his encounter with the Democratic lawmaker.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;BREAKING: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-elizabeth-warren-completely-loses-rfk-jr-points-shilling-big-pharma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Warren<\/a> just ASSAULTED me on camera for asking her WHY she&rsquo;s so against DOGE &amp; transparency,&rdquo; Sortor wrote in one X post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Or maybe it was because I asked Pocahontas how she amassed a net worth of over $12 MILLION on a $200K government salary Either way, it&rsquo;s clear these clowns are NOT able to answer questions,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re only capable of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">spewing talking points fed<\/a> to them by their handlers\/lobbyist. HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE! We&rsquo;re the media now,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BREAKING<\/a>: Elizabeth Warren just ASSAULTED me on camera for asking her WHY she&rsquo;s so against DOGE &amp; transparency<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe it was because I asked Pocahontas how she amassed a net worth of over $12 MILLION on a $200K government salary<\/p>\n<p>Either way, it&rsquo;s clear these clowns are NOT&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mmd91z9g1Q\">pic.twitter.com\/mmd91z9g1Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1889093364571619749?\">February 10, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Warren appeared to firmly elbow nudge Sortor just as she was squeezing between two parked vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&rsquo;wArReN dIdN&rsquo;T aSsAuLt YoU!&#8217;&rdquo; Sortor wrote sarcastically in his post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sitting US Senators DO NOT have the right to elbow journalists in the chest for asking questions they don&rsquo;t like. That&rsquo;s called assault. I thought nobody was above the law, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/democrats-already-regretting-david-hogg-selected-dnc-vice-chair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a>?&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;wArReN dIdN&rsquo;T aSsAuLt YoU!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Sitting US Senators DO NOT have the right to elbow journalists in the chest for asking questions they don&rsquo;t like.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s called assault.<\/p>\n<p>I thought nobody was above the law, Democrats? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCcNJ5bCio\">pic.twitter.com\/nCcNJ5bCio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nicksortor\/status\/1889173565783642500?\">February 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the moments leading up to the exchange, Sortor walked with and grilled Warren about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-judge-grants-gop-lawmaker-standing-to-sue-biden-administration-over-unrwa-funding-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas judge grants GOP lawmaker standing to sue Biden administration over UNRWA funding - Washington Examiner\">federal government&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-audit-hundreds-of-thousands-of-mark-zuckerbergs-election-funds-were-stolen-and-misused\/\" title=\"Missouri Audit: Hundreds Of Thousands Of Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Election Funds Were Stolen And Misused\">fraudulent spending<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-musk-allege-us-government-paid-mainstream-media-outlet-millions-large-scale-social-deception\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently uncovered<\/a> by the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Sen. Warren, why are you so afraid of transparency?&rdquo; Sortor asked. &ldquo;Why are you bothered by the fact that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musks-doge-moves-wasteful-spending-motherlode-big-money-fraud-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk<\/a> is attempting to expose all of this fraudulent spending? What is that about?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;How did you get a $12 million net worth on a $200,000 salary in Congress? How did you do that?&rdquo; he asked.<\/p>\n<p>According to the fact-checking website <a href=\"https:\/\/wisconsinwatch.org\/2024\/02\/elizabeth-warren-senator-massachusetts-net-worth-fact-brief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WisconsinWatch.org<\/a>, Warren has an estimated net worth of somewhere between $7.5 million and $12 million.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nervous Elizabeth Warren: &ldquo;Check my website, I don&rsquo;t take contributions from Big Pharma executives. I don&rsquo;t take any corporate PAC money.&rdquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dSaNck5C2x\">pic.twitter.com\/dSaNck5C2x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Defiant L&rsquo;s (@DefiantLs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiantLs\/status\/1886823936370880623?\">February 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/warrens-claim-clean-big-pharma-money-falls-apart-revealed-many-millions-give\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Warren recently told reporters<\/a> that she didn&rsquo;t take contributions from Big Pharma executives or PACs.<\/p>\n<p>But from 2019 to 2020, Warren <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/industries\/summary?code=H04&amp;cycle=2020&amp;ind=H04&amp;mem=Y&amp;recipdetail=S&amp;sortorder=U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took $822,573<\/a> from employees and PACs affiliated with pharmaceutical and health product companies, according to data from OpenSecrets.org.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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He shared two videos on the social media platform X, capturing different perspectives of his interaction with the Democratic senator. In one post, Sortor stated, \u201cBREAKING: Elizabeth Warren just ASSAULTED me on camera for asking her WHY she\u2019s so against DOGE &amp; transparency.\u201d He also questioned how she accumulated a net worth exceeding $12 million while earning a $200K government salary, asserting that politicians often evade accountability and rely on scripted responses from their advisors. <\/p>\n<p>Sortor described an incident where Warren appeared to elbow him as she navigated between parked cars. He sarcastically remarked about the situation in his post, emphasizing that sitting senators should not physically confront journalists for asking uncomfortable questions. Prior to this exchange, Sortor had pressed Warren about recent revelations of fraudulent government spending and questioned her stance on transparency regarding Elon Musk&#8217;s efforts to expose such issues.<\/p>\n<p>Warren responded by directing Sortor to her website for information about her campaign financing, claiming not to accept contributions from pharmaceutical executives or corporate PACs. 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