Legacy Media is Covering Up Riots in MN, But It Is Even Worse Than That: Nick Sortor [WATCH]

Independent journalist Nick Sortor described what he characterized as ongoing riots in Minneapolis and accused legacy media of minimizing the severity of the unrest during an exchange with commentator Charlie Hurt, detailing how he was attacked, robbed, and later told by police to leave the area while reporting.

Sortor said the situation in Minneapolis has been volatile from the outset and that media coverage has failed to reflect what he says is happening on the ground.

“It’s been a riot since day one. Charlie,” Sortor said.

“I mean, out here, they’ve been trying to cover it up. The legacy media in particular, they don’t want to show what’s actually going on out here.”

He explained that safety concerns forced him to report from a distance, even with police present nearby.

“I have to do this live shot from several blocks away,” Sortor said.

“You can see the police lights in the distance, but I can’t go over there anymore because I will be attacked even with police fights over there, that is not a protest.”

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Sortor said his role as an independent journalist documenting events has drawn hostility from those involved in the unrest.

“My presence as an independent journalist there does not make me an agitator,” he said.

“But they don’t like the fact that we’re over there inside of it with our cameras recording what is actually going on and exposing this as a riot.”

He also referenced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, saying efforts to control the narrative have failed.

“Walz and Frey have not been able to cover this up, and we’re not going to let them,” Sortor said.

Charlie Hurt then asked Sortor to elaborate on an incident that was partially shown on air, in which Sortor’s camera was stolen during the unrest.

“So, you know, we showed a clip of you getting your camera stolen from you, but there’s another part of that that we didn’t get to show that I think is pretty a pretty galling moment,” Hurt said.

“And that is where, after you speak to the police, you call the police. The police come. What did the police tell you?”

Sortor said he was instructed by officers to leave the area rather than being assured that the robbery would be pursued.

“They told me that I was a person that needed to leave, that I needed to get out of this area,” Sortor said.

“I’m an American citizen, born and bred here that is being told that I’m not allowed to be in an American city.”

He said the directive from police was alarming and showed what he views as a breakdown in public order.

“And if that’s not alarming to people, I don’t know what could possibly be,” Sortor said.

“I mean, the fact that the only the thing that I did that they didn’t like was that I was there with a camera.”

Sortor emphasized that he was not participating in the unrest and had remained inside his vehicle while recording.

“I didn’t get out of my vehicle,” he said.

“I was recording from inside the vehicle when I ended up getting robbed.”

According to Sortor, the police response focused on removing him from the area rather than pursuing the suspect involved in the alleged felony.

“But according to the police out there, you know, a felony robbery is not enough for them to go after the perpetrator,” Sortor said.

“I’m the one that had to end up leaving the area, and that’s a quote They said, You need to leave.”

He said the experience reflects a broader problem for journalists and residents alike.

“It’s crazy to me that this is the point that we’re at,” Sortor said.

“We are on our own out here, and we have to take our cities back.”

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