Watch: Richard Grenell Ditches Reporter Demanding Proof of Voter Fraud Claims

Richard Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence who was President Donald Trump's first out member of his administration, ditched a reporter in Nevada Thursday when asked to provide evidence of the Trump campaign's assertion of voter fraud, The Daily Beast reports.

At a press conference in Las Vegas, Grenell and Matt Schlapp announced the campaign's lawsuit to block "illegal votes" without providing any evidence. When reporters asked Grenell to identify himself, the self-appointed spokesperson for LGB Trump supporters snapped back, demanding reporters "do your jobs" and "take in information."

After the press conference, Jacob Soboroff, an MSNBC correspondent, managed to catch up with Grenell, asking "can you talk about the evidence? You're claiming thousands of illegitimate votes in Nevada." Instead of providing Soboroff with any evidence, Grenell attempted to point the reporter in the direction of the Clark County clerk.

Soboroff responded, "you just made the claim. You also said there's no election observers, there's Democratic and Republican election observers inside. Where is the evidence of fraud? You haven't presented any evidence of fraud. You've presented no evidence of fraud. We're live on MSNBC. You said 'thousands of illegitimate ballots.'"

Instead of commenting further, Grenell rushed to, and was whisked off by, a waiting van. After the vehicle sped off, Soboroff told MSNBC anchor Craig Melvin that "what they have said here is supported by virtually no facts."