INDIANAPOLIS — Blaze TV host Dana Loesch has made no secret about her ongoing disagreement with Shannon Watts, the outspoken gun control advocate who heads Moms Demand Action and has partnered with former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg to create Everytown for Gun Safety. And on Saturday, she was finally able to confront Watts about it in person.
Loesch was in Indianapolis to attend the 2014 NRA convention but decided to stop by an area where Watts and other anti-gun activists were staging a get-together. When confronted by Loesch, Watts refused to answer any questions and eventually was whisked away in an SUV by what Loesch told TheBlaze appeared to be armed security .
The full video will air on TheBlaze TV next week, but TheBlaze.com was given exclusive access to a snippet:
In the full video, which this author viewed, Loesch can be seen approaching the rally and Watts and introducing herself. After exchanging pleasant hellos, Watts told Loesch she wouldn’t be engaging in any conversation.
“I’m not interested in having a conversation with you, because you’ve been so insulting online,” Watts said.
That didn’t stop Loesch from trying to get answers to why Watts has accused Loesch of being paid by the “gun lobby” and Magpul, a company that manufactures gun accessories.
“Shannon, would you like to clarify or retract when you said I was a paid employee of Magpul?” Loesch can be heard asking numerous times in the video. Loesch also asked about the accusations that she is being paid by the gun lobby and if Watts speaks for all moms or just those that support gun control.
In the background, Loesch’s producer can be heard accusing Watts’ security of being “physical” and Loesch told TheBlaze they were bumping her out of the way. The full video includes Loesch saying her attempted interview was in response to a media request by Watts’ PR firm.
The bad blood between the two personalities took center stage earlier this year when Watts sent numerous Tweets trying to get ABC to pull the plug on Loesch guest hosting ”The View.” She also retweeted messages calling Loesch a “pro-gun extremist,” “hate monger,” and “gun bully.”
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