{"id":86090,"date":"2021-09-25T11:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-25T15:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=86090"},"modified":"2021-09-25T11:31:14","modified_gmt":"2021-09-25T15:31:14","slug":"potus-imposter-biden-screams-about-a-whipping-that-never-happened-according-to-the-photog-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=86090","title":{"rendered":"POTUS Imposter Biden Screams About a &#8216;Whipping&#8217; that Never Happened According to the Photog Himself!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>It Never Happened: Photographer Who Took Viral Border Patrol &#8216;Whipping&#8217; Photo Says Nobody Was Whipped<\/h1>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<div class=\"NodeContent_body__2clki NodeBody_container__1M6aJ\">\n<p>The latest viral outrage over photographs of Border Patrol agents &#8216;whipping&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/national-security\/573857-haitian-migrant-camp-completely-cleared-administration-says\">now-moved<\/a>) Haitian migrants with horse reins\u00a0<strong>has just been debunked by the man who took the photo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/whipped%201_0.jpg?itok=bou88gH-\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/whipped%201_0.jpg?itok=bou88gH-\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/whipped%201_0.jpg?itok=bou88gH-\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4def99e3-c562-4328-908f-2652cb6cef43\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photographs, taken Sunday, appear to show agents on horses using horse reins to &#8216;corral&#8217; Haitian migrants &#8211; sparking frenzied outrage from the left,\u00a0<strong>including President Biden promising that the agents involved &#8216;will pay,&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong>and Vice President Kamala Harris calling for &#8220;consequences and accountability&#8221; in a Friday appearance on the Covid-stricken\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/covid-19\/view-sent-chaos-after-two-hosts-test-positive-covid-mid-show-kamala-interview-upended\"><em>The View<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_placement__1I4yb Advert_align__N0_fw\">\n<aside id=\"in-content-video\" class=\"Advert_verticallySpaced__wnPy3\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21841313772,21778456762\/zerohedge\/in_content_video_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qV3O5WrjhiE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Except,\u00a0<strong>the entire thing is bullshit<\/strong>\u00a0according to Las Cruces-based photographer Paul Ratje &#8211; who told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/local\/el-paso-news\/photographer-behind-controversial-photos-speaks-exclusively-to-ktsm\/\"><em>KTSM<\/em><\/a>\u00a0it never happened.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Some of the Haitian men started running, trying to go around the horses,&#8221; he said, adding &#8220;<strong>I\u2019ve never seen them whip anyone<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was swinging it, but it can be misconstrued when you\u2019re looking at the picture.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>The photos went viral on Monday,\u00a0<\/strong>after a senior adviser to Rep. Julian Castro tweeted: &#8220;Border patrol is mounted on horseback rounding up Haitian refugees with whips,&#8221; adding &#8220;This is unfathomable cruelty towards people fleeing disaster and political ruin. The administration must stop this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd192ZGxfY2hpcnBfMTI3OTQiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidmRsX29ubHkiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjozfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1439976012188692496&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fit-never-happened-photographer-who-took-viral-border-patrol-whipping-photo-says-nobody&amp;sessionId=bdf0d0de3947823639567d49bef5a6908b9d4a74&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1439976012188692496\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Footage of the incident, however, reveals this latest outrage is yet another exercise in virtue signaling from the left over yet another viral incident which was misconstrued in a knee-jerk reaction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd192ZGxfY2hpcnBfMTI3OTQiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidmRsX29ubHkiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjozfX0%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1441456359484973060&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fit-never-happened-photographer-who-took-viral-border-patrol-whipping-photo-says-nobody&amp;sessionId=bdf0d0de3947823639567d49bef5a6908b9d4a74&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1890d59c%3A1627936082797&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1441456359484973060\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mrz092321-color-copy-2-jpeg-1mb_orig.jpeg?itok=syUO_rJr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/mrz092321-color-copy-2-jpeg-1mb_orig.jpeg?itok=syUO_rJr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/mrz092321-color-copy-2-jpeg-1mb_orig.jpeg?itok=syUO_rJr\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"82808a30-15d9-4ca0-bedd-7c4eaae9cc4e\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hackett is now squirming on Twitter, claiming &#8220;This isn&#8217;t about whips vs. reins.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/hack1.PNG?itok=60NlFf5n\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/hack1.PNG?itok=60NlFf5n\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/hack1.PNG?itok=60NlFf5n\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"637\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"6076128b-21f1-4760-a8ef-157ca596ce77\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The media surely won&#8217;t get in the way of a good news cycle though, right?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/sandmann%201_1.jpg?itok=_9HsO7Xs\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/sandmann%201_1.jpg?itok=_9HsO7Xs\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"inline-images image-style-inline-images\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/sandmann%201_1.jpg?itok=_9HsO7Xs\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"4ea25995-b0ca-4f0a-a274-5712be672756\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/it-never-happened-photographer-who-took-viral-border-patrol-whipping-photo-says-nobody\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/it-never-happened-photographer-who-took-viral-border-patrol-whipping-photo-says-nobody<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It Never Happened: Photographer Who Took Viral Border Patrol &#8216;Whipping&#8217; Photo Says Nobody Was 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