Andrew Yang Was Met by Muslims and Socialists in Bay Ridge
In January, Andrew Yang spoke out against BDS. and compared BDS to fascism. (See article) This angered many Palestinians.
Today during Yang’s tour of Bay Ridge, he was met by passionate Palestinians and some socialists.
Some mocked Yang and some tried to explain why his stance wasn’t correct for the next mayor of NYC.
And we have our first heckler of the tour ladies and gentlemen. A masked man yells that @AndrewYang fled the city during Covid. He is ushered out by the owner of Yemen Cafe. pic.twitter.com/CM4MEwqA2Q
— Joe Anuta (@joeanuta) February 20, 2021
At the end of his tour, they tried to talk to Andrew Yang again. Yang listened for a bit and then took off to the next stop on his tour – Bensonhurst.
After this exchange, the person from earlier in this thread who interrupted @andrewyang’s Yemeni Cafe stop stood in front of Yang’s car and prevented him from leaving. He was eventually shooed to the side and the candidate left for Bensonhurst pic.twitter.com/DrXeSSjBf4
— Joe Anuta (@joeanuta) February 20, 2021
Bay Ridge’s Muslim political group, Yalla also was not happy with Yang. They tweeted:
Earlier in the day, they let Yang know they thought it was disrespectful to stroll the area without meaningful engagement with Muslim groups.
I was so happy to introduce @AndrewYang to our beautiful Yemeni community in Bay Ridge! There are many Yemeni small businesses that contribute to the vibrancy of our neighborhood. They deserve support from the next mayor as we recover from this economic crisis. #bayridge #Yemeni pic.twitter.com/I2i5ginIbV
— RABYAAH ALTHAIBANI ????? ????????? (@rabyaahahmed) February 20, 2021
How will Yang manage his campaign now that he knows he made this opposition early on?
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marlene
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