The AP Insinuates President Trump Is Trying to be a Dictator and Takes...
Trump Trauma: Kamala Harris Sought Hillary Clinton’s Advice for Dealing with Being a...
Pardon Backfire? Republican Congressman Predicts Subpoenas for J6 Committee Members
The Atlantic: Why Did Titans of Intelligence Sign the Hunter Biden Letter? What...
REALLY Late Edition: Two ‘Journalists’ Say Politico Buried Stories Damaging to Joe Biden...
Word Games: Governor DeSantis Instructs Reporter to Refer to Illegal Aliens as ‘Illegal...
ICE Storm: ‘Border Czar’ Tom Homan Reveals Criminal illegal Alien Arrests Progress
Bill Kristol Getting McCarthy Vibes From DEI Enforcement Email
Teachers Promise It Will Be a Frozen Day in Hell Before They Let...
Rhode Island State Rep Says ICE Will Have to Go Through Him First
Conservatives Should Laud President Trump's Historic Pardon of Pro-Life Heroes
Trump Tells WEF America Will Stop Censoring Its Citizens Under the Guise of...
President Trump Goes WWE on the WEF Body-Slamming Their Freedom-Hating Agenda into Oblivio...
Refugee Caseworker Stabbed by Afghan Migrant He Helped Resettle
Rep. Rashida Tlaib Rants Against Law That Would Detain Illegal Immigrants for Theft

Man Sets Himself on Fire Outside Trump Trial Courthouse; Updated With Man's Identity (Some Social Media)

AP Photo/Mary Altaffer

This. Is. Insane.

That's not something we say every day; considering how insane the news is as of late, that's really saying something.

A man set himself on fire outside of Trump's trial courthouse earlier today. What makes this even wilder is it was caught live on Fox News.

Advertisement

Watch:

Wow.

From Townhall:

Moments after the final alternate jurors had been chosen on Friday afternoon, rounding out the 18-member panel set to hear the trial, Fox News Channel was live outside the courthouse for a report from the network's Eric Shawn when he spotted flames shooting high into the air from the park behind his cameraman. 

Shouting for the camera to turn before realizing the fire was not a trash can but a person, Shawn quickly called for a fire extinguisher or coats to smother the flames. Fox News quickly cut away from the feed to courtroom sketches of the Trump trial as Shawn continued calling for help.

At this time, we do not know who this man is, why he self-immolated, or what the story is but we will keep an eye on it and update as we learn more.

UPDATED

They have identified the man who set himself on fire in the protest at the Trump trial.

Advertisement

Authorities have identified the man as Maxwell Azzarello, 37, from St. Augustine, Florida, who arrived in the city sometime this week. Police said they had contacted his family and they were unaware he was in New York. 

Azzarello remains in critical condition and is currently intubated at Cornell Burn Center.

It is not believed that the self-immolation was related to the Trump trial taking place across the street.

###

Join the conversation as a VIP Member

Recommended

Trending on Twitchy Videos

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement