Chinese officials interrupt live Olympic TV broadcast, push reporter out of frame

On today's episode, Rob Smith is 'Outnumbered' as President Biden says defunding the police is not the answer to solving crime. Meanwhile, controversy arises as the Beijing Olympics get underway.

Chinese officials could be seen in a viral video Friday attempting to end the live broadcast of a Dutch television reporter at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

"Our correspondent was pulled away from the camera by security guards at 12:00 pm live in the NOS Journaal," the Dutch station, NOS Journaal, tweeted Friday along with the video. "Unfortunately, this is increasingly becoming a daily reality for journalists in China. He is fine and was able to finish his story a few minutes later."

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Xi is said to be China's most authoritarian leader in decades.  (Wang Ye/Xinhua via Getty Images)

In the video, reporter Sjoerd den Daas can be seen being yanked off camera by Chinese officials as he tries to continue his report from Beijing.

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Observers suspected that the "Public Security Volunteers" who were seen pushing the reporter away were upset that he was filming in an unphotogenic location, according to Daily Mail.

Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng lights the torch before the start of the torch relay for the 2022 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Forest Park in Beijing on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.  (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Twitter users immediately criticized the Chinese government and renewed calls for the