On a day dominated by news of US border patrol agents teargassing women and children, one MSNBC reporter seemingly went against his network’s narrative by saying that the caravan is mostly male and looking for work, not asylum.

After suspending all traffic at the US’ busiest port with Mexico, border patrol guards had to resort to tear gas to fend off migrants trying to breach the border wall on Sunday. After one group forced a gap in the border fence, border patrol pushed them back with tear gas and pepper spray, and the migrants lobbed rocks at the US agents in response.

Images of women and children fleeing tear-gas canisters quickly did the rounds on the news, and the mainstream media went into outrage mode.

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“Some people look at these images and they listen to the president, who says, ‘It’s not women and children, it’s stone cold criminals,’” MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle said to reporter Gadi Schwartz, on the ground with the migrants in Tijuana, Mexico. “Give us the profile of who’s there mostly and what they’re looking for,” she asked.

Schwartz then led a cameraman on a walking tour of a migrant encampment, revealing that most of the migrants are men, and not all are refugees.

MSNBC reporter Gadi Schwartz busts his own network's narrative about the caravan: "From what we've seen, the majority are actually men and some of these men have not articulated that need for asylum." pic.twitter.com/hgJRTSkwjq — Amber Athey (@amber_athey) November 26, 2018

“You're going to see a lot of families here, a lot of women and children, but the truth is the majority of the people that are part of this caravan… the majority of them are men,” Schwartz explained.

“From what we’ve seen, the majority are actually men, and some of these men have not articulated a need for asylum,” he continued. “Instead, they have talked about going to the United States for a better life and to find work.”

Schwartz then reported seeing around 600 men lining up at a food bank in the encampment.

President Donald Trump has characterized the multiple ‘caravans’ of migrants heading toward the US border as an “invasion,” and threatened to close the US’ southern border “permanently if need be.” He has also said that the group of migrants is made up of some “stone cold criminals” and lambasted parents in the caravan for bringing children to a dangerous confrontation at the border fence.

Mexico should move the flag waving Migrants, many of whom are stone cold criminals, back to their countries. Do it by plane, do it by bus, do it anyway you want, but they are NOT coming into the U.S.A. We will close the Border permanently if need be. Congress, fund the WALL! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 26, 2018

Despite Schwartz’s reporting, MSNBC remained committed to the narrative focusing on women and children.

“You’ve all seen the pictures,” anchor Ali Velshi told viewers on Monday. “Toddlers in diapers, running for their lives, some of them barefoot. Choking on tear gas. Tear gas that was shot by Americans.”

On Twitter, the conservatives weren’t buying it. “He reported the truth,” one commenter said. “Expect him to be reporting sports in Shady Grove, Alaska real soon.”

This MSNBC duo tried to get this reporter to stick with the women/children narrative but he reported the truth....expect him to be reporting sports in Shady Grove, Alaska real soon outside of cell phone range https://t.co/wdyOdAZVT2 — Wayne Dupree 🎧 (@WayneDupreeShow) November 27, 2018

Soooooo really just a caravan of young men wanting to get into the US without any really good justification. Duly noted. pic.twitter.com/6vLGpHzB5I — Ned Ryun (@nedryun) November 26, 2018

Someone’s gonna get fired for letting the truth out. Caravan is mostly men who have not articulated a claim for asylum. https://t.co/2FYxa3shRd — Erielle Davidson (@politicalelle) November 27, 2018

The liberal media made you believe that this migrant caravan was full of women and children.The only footage I’ve seen today is of young men rushing the border, while hurling rocks and other items at military and DHS personnel. — Ryan Fournier (@RyanAFournier) November 25, 2018

Moving towards the US border in a thousands-strong caravan, the migrants’ journey became a political hot button in the runup to this month’s midterm elections. Even after the elections, President Trump sparred with the media over his description of the caravan as an “invasion.”

CNN reporter Jim Acosta had his White House press pass revoked when he argued with Trump at a post-midterm press conference. Acosta insisted that the term “invasion” was wrong, and argued that the migrants would not be climbing over the border fence.

Jim Acosta lectured President Trump about the migrant caravan saying:- Not an invasion- Hundreds of miles away- Would not jump border wallI overlaid actual footage from today of the migrant caravan storming the border to invade the US over Jim's question.I hope you enjoy: pic.twitter.com/p3vQogWnIJ — Benny (@bennyjohnson) November 26, 2018

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