PBS lawyer suggested sending children of Trump voters to 'reeducation camps' where 'they watch PBS all day'

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A PBS attorney made disparaging remarks about supporters of President Trump and suggested violence if the president remained in office, according to leaked audio recordings.

An edited video released by Project Veritas on Tuesday depicts a man named Michael Beller, described by the right-wing guerilla news outlet as the "principal counsel" for PBS. In conversations that took place before and after the 2020 presidential election, Beller is heard talking to an undercover journalist in a restaurant-type setting about what should happen to GOP voters.

"What are you going to do if we don't win?" the undercover journalist asks in one conversation.

"Go to the White House and throw Molotov cocktails," Beller responds with a grin.

Project Veritas, headed by guerilla journalist James O'Keefe, has made several headlines in recent years for its efforts to "expose" news organizations. Previous revelations from the group include that ABC News spiked a story about the Jeffrey Epstein scandal and that CNN chose to avoid reporting about Hunter Biden's business interests in Eastern Europe during the election campaign.

In a statement to Project Veritas that was shared on Twitter, the PBS PressRoom said, "This employee no longer works for PBS. As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions.

"There is no place for hateful rhetoric at PBS, and this individual’s views in no way reflect our values or opinions," the statement continued. "We strongly condemn violence and will continue to do what we have done for 50 years – use our national platform and local presence to strengthen communities and bring people together."

Fox News also reached out to PBS for comment.

Elsewhere in the video, Beller shares his extreme views on what should be done with Trump's supporters and their children.

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PBS response to Project Veritas: "This employee no longer works for PBS. As a mid-level staff attorney, he did not speak on behalf of our organization, nor did he make any editorial decisions…” (1/3)
— PBS PressRoom (@PBSPressRoom) January 12, 2021

“We strongly condemn violence and will continue to do what we have done for 50 years – use our national platform and local presence to strengthen communities and bring people together." (3/3)
— PBS PressRoom (@PBSPressRoom) January 12, 2021

Does @PBS condone Principal Counsel Michael Beller’s radical agenda of political violence? #ExposePBS pic.twitter.com/W3R9XUCmlO
— Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) January 12, 2021

PBS lawyer suggested sending children of Trump voters to 'reeducation camps' where 'they watch PBS all day'

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