Zohran Mamdani Faces Boos and Heckling at New York City Restaurant
Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani faced hostile protests over his socialist and pro-Palestinian views during Staten Island campaign stop, while holding a 19-point lead in recent polls.
- A group of conservative activists booed Zohran Mamdani, New York state assemblyman and mayoral candidate, out of a Staten Island restaurant on Thursday afternoon.
- Ideological clashes intensified after Mamdani labeled Israel an apartheid state, criticizing Gaza military actions that have killed over 60,000 Palestinians since October 7, 2023.
- Protesters at the Staten Island restaurant drowned out speakers with cowbells and air horns, forcing Mamdani to enter through a side door amid jeers.
- Following the confrontation, Scott LoBaido, Staten Island artist and activist, was arrested and issued summonses for disorderly conduct, sound violation, and foul language, despite Mamdani's vow to return.
- Looking ahead to November 4, the Staten Island clash highlights deep polarization, with cheers from Mamdani's supporters mixed with heckler chants.
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Mamdani Not Welcome on Staten Island
from Moonbattery: On Wednesday, the Islamocommunist Zohran Mamdani ventured out of his liberal elite safe zone of Manhattan into the borderlands of America — namely, Staten Island. It did not go well: “There’s the communist. You are not welcome, you Jew-hating piece of sh*t. You hate this country,” a protester yelled at Mamdani in a video […]
Watch Diners Confront 'Communist' NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani in Restaurant Showdown: 'Scumbag!'
New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani, a far-left socialist Democrat, was heckled Thursday while visiting Staten Island. Mamdani, who has taken extreme stances on the state of Israel, was […] The post Watch Diners Confront 'Communist' NYC Mayoral Candidate Mamdani in Restaurant Showdown: 'Scumbag!' appeared first on The Western Journal.
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