California state senator running to succeed Pelosi calls out ‘harassment’ at trans march
Video viewed more than 1 million times shows pro-Palestinian demonstrators following Wiener and chanting against his Gaza stance.
- California State Senator Scott Wiener condemned aggressive harassment that forced him to flee San Francisco's Trans March on Friday, following a tense confrontation with protesters over his views on the Israel-Gaza conflict.
- The incident occurred at Dolores Park as the march began, where Wiener stated that a group of individuals ran up, surrounded, and physically cornered him while screaming extreme rhetoric, including antisemitic remarks about his "Israeli handlers."
- Wiener is currently running to succeed retiring former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in California's 11th Congressional District, having advanced from a highly competitive nonpartisan primary earlier this month alongside San Francisco Supervisor Connie Chan.
- San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie swiftly issued a statement condemning the confrontation, calling the targeted language directed at the state senator "hateful and antisemitic," though the mayor stopped short of ordering direct police intervention at the event.
- Wiener emphasized that while he welcomes democratic protest and disagreement, the aggressive behavior crossed a clear line into physical bullying, confirming that his team plans to file formal reports regarding both this incident and a separate confrontation at a local bar earlier in the week.
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