Throwing eggs would be a ‘hate crime’ if I were a Democrat

Republican candidate for California governor Larry Elder claimed Thursday that an incident in which a white woman wearing a gorilla mask threw an egg over her head was described as a “hate crime”. ‘he had been a Democrat.

“It was a very angry and ugly scene,” Elder told Fox News “Tucker Carlson Tonight” of the episode, which took place while he was visiting a homeless camp in Venice ahead of the vote. reminder for next week.

“You know, if I were a Democrat, obviously that would be called systemic racism,” he added. “They would call it a hate crime. I don’t like to play this game.

Elder, a longtime radio show host who seeks to become California’s first black governor, was pushed into an SUV and kicked out after the attack. A member of his security team who confronted the woman was punched for her problem, as well as a slap in the face from a second woman. There were no reports of arrests in connection with the incident, which received little coverage in the mainstream media.

In a separate interview with Fox News Digital, Elder claimed that some people who followed his entourage shouted “racial epithets” during his visit to Venice. He added that the woman who threw the egg was probably an “outside agitator” and said “neighborhood homeless advocates” told him they had “never seen this person before”.

“She could be one of the 20,000 people who were released early from our prisons, criminals, many of whom were violent offenders under this governor. [Democrat Gavin Newsom], I don’t know, “Elder Jesse Watters told Fox News host Thursday night before adding,” I consider this to be one of the many intersections in California, intersections between the lawlessness and homelessness. ”

“A lot of people are angry,” Elder explained. “The owners are angry. The families are angry. Children have to go and get these people back to school and the homeless population is at risk. It is also a health hazard, and nothing is being done about it. This is one of the many failures of this governor.

Elder is one of 46 candidates who could replace Newsom if Golden State voters choose Sept. 14 to remove a Democratic governor for the second time in less than 20 years. Newsom has been bolstered in recent days by President Joe Biden’s endorsement, a rally appearance by Vice President Kamala Harris and an advertisement with former President Barack Obama.

“All these people coming in – Joe Biden made a statement, Bernie Sanders made a statement, Barack Obama cut an ad – and no one said the following words:” Gavin Newsom did a good job for the people of California, ‘”said the elder. “You won’t hear that, because he didn’t. Neither on crime, nor on homelessness, nor on the decline in the quality of public education.

“People are fed up,” he added, “which is why people are leaving California for the first time in our state’s 170-year history.”