[Truth29]

IMHO, the reporter wasn't upset. This was all a setup to create his own story. There ought to be a way to cite him for deliberately causing an incident that diverted a number of officers from other duties and to continue the charade for quite some time. What else didn't get done becaue he was busy composing his non story in his head?

[MEG33]

Seems like an agenda to me.

[weegee]

I don't have a Washington Post account so I will not be reading the rest of this article. Can anyone tell me if he ever got an answer/wrote about what that thing was?

I think I know what it was, a mcguffin.

[visualops]

Exactly!
Just as the demonstrators are wasting resources and providing cover for anarchists, making a nuisance of yourself is a problem, too. This guy obviously has not been paying attention and has no clue.