In Chattanooga, a female attendee of Bloomberg’s event stood up and openly professed the following:
“Bloomberg is a billionaire buying this election.”
Democrats in disarray: protester seizes mic at Bloomberg event, this “is not democracy”https://t.co/J2FGENxceZ pic.twitter.com/hZ6EVUbyK6
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) February 12, 2020
The woman didn’t stop there, though. She then maneuvered her way onto the podium and continued. Before other attendees escorted the female protester away, she stated that Bloomberg’s actions are in keeping with “plutocracy,” rather than democracy.
Shortly thereafter, the 2020 Democrat’s team also cut the woman’s microphone, thus preventing her from further communicating with the audience.
Mounting Controversy Surrounding Bloomberg’s Campaign
Yesterday’s incident in Tennessee comes on the heels of already-existing controversy regarding Mike Bloomberg. On Tuesday, #BloombergIsRacist trended on Twitter after the 2020 candidate’s prior remarks on stop-and-frisk resurfaced.
Bloomberg is heard defending the practice, professing that “all the crime” occurs in minority communities, and stating that police officers don’t stop minorities often enough. Interestingly enough, these comments have resurfaced at a time while Bloomberg attempts to secure the black vote.
