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De Blasio Chased Away From Anti-Asian Crime Vigil

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New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D-NY) was chased away from an anti-Asian crime vigil he was speaking at.

Some of those in attendance started out by heckling him while he was speaking.

From Bizpacreview: 

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s attempt to participate in an anti-Asian crime vigil at Union Square this Friday fell by the wayside when the rallygoers reportedly heckled him and chased him away.

Video footage from the event showed him trying to express his solidarity with all Asian Americans as some of the onlookers kept shouting “what are you going to do about it?”

Mayor Bill de Blasio met with criticism at an appearance in Peace Vigil for Victims of Asian Hate at Union Square.

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