Trump supporter pleads guilty to assaulting WCCO-TV photojournalist in Duluth

DULUTH, Minn. — A Donald Trump supporter who was seen on video striking a Twin Cities photojournalist before the then-president’s Duluth rally last fall has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge.

Duane Waldriff, 71, of Lamberton, Minn., entered the plea to a count of disorderly conduct at a virtual hearing Friday in St. Louis County District Court in Duluth.

WCCO-TV photojournalist Dymanh Chhoun was recording as Waldriff confronted a group of protesters ahead of Trump’s visit to the Duluth International Airport on Sept. 30. Footage recorded by another person showed Waldriff turning toward Chhoun and knocking a phone out of his hand.

“You guys want to be peaceful? Be peaceful! You want to be violent? Come to me and I’ll …,” Waldriff could be heard saying just before throwing the punch.

Read more: https://www.twincities.com/2021/06/02/trump-supporter-pleads-guilty-to-assaulting-wcco-photojournalist-in-duluth/


Steer clear of Mr. Duane Waldriff, Q-MN.