CBS News reporter says he got ‘PTSD’ from Trump assassination attempt because of crowd anger at media

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1. RedState

   CBS Reporter Claims He Got ‘PTSD’ After Trump Assassination Attempt – The Reason Is Mind-Boggling ↗ (opens RedState)

   Published Jul 16, 2025

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   CBS reporter claims PTSD after Trump assassination attempt, not from shooting but crowd

2. The Daily Caller

   ‘They Were Going To Kill Us’: Reporter Claims He Got ‘PTSD’ After Trump Shooting Because Crowd Blamed Media ↗ (opens The Daily Caller)

   Published Jul 16, 2025

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   Scott MacFarlane claimed that he received a Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder diagnosis in the aftermath of the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.

3. NewsBusters

   CBS Reporter Says Trump Supporters Gave Him PTSD After Trump Was Shot ↗ (opens NewsBusters)

   Published Jul 16, 2025

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

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   The media’s desire to make themselves the main character in the story reached the Platonic level on Wednesday as CBS correspondent Scott MacFarlane joined former moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, Chuck Todd, on his appropriately named podcast: The Chuck Toddcast.

4. New York Post

   CBS News reporter says he got ‘PTSD’ from Trump assassination attempt because of crowd anger at media ↗ (opens New York Post)

   Published Jul 16, 2025

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   Scott MacFarlane opened up about how traumatized he was by Trump rallygoers blaming the media for the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in 2024.

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