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A BBC cameraman, assaulted during a speech by US President Donald Trump , was the victim of an "incredibly violent attack", it has been claimed.
Washington correspondent Gary O'Donoghue, who is blind, said his colleague Ron Skeans had been filming a rally in El Paso, Texas, when the incident happened.
Describing what unfolded, he said a supporter of Mr Trump, wearing a MAGA hat, got on to the reporters' platform, and pushed the camera into his colleague, before continuing to push Mr Skeans.
"It was an incredibly violent attack. Fortunately our cameraman is fine, he is made of stern stuff," Mr O'Donoghue told the Today programme.
Footage captured from Mr Skeans' camera was posted to Twitter by Mr O'Donoghue and shows the shot focused on Mr Trump before jolting away.