California state Sen. Scott Wiener lamented being “harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated” as he attempted to attend a transgender rights march in San Francisco.
The progressive Democrat running to succeed former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) took to social media to complain about two incidents in which he faced angry people who berated him over his stance on Israel and Gaza. His lengthy statement was posted on X, where he was quickly reminded that Democrats are reaping what they have sown for years.
Wiener said he was “accosted” while watching a World Cup game at a San Francisco bar and then faced an angry mob that forced him to leave the trans march, which he said he has attended “each year for the past 22 years since the first march in 2004.”
”As I walked through Dolores Park to participate in a trans-led Pride Shabbat service in connection with the trans march, a group of people began screaming at me, ran up to me, surrounded me, and began harassing me, both verbally and physically, including physical contact,” the Jewish congressional candidate said in a statement posted on X.
Senator Wiener’s Statement on Physical Intimidation and Harassment of Political Leaders
SAN FRANCISCO – In two separate incidents this week, Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) was harassed, threatened, and physically intimidated while attending public events to engage with…
— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) June 27, 2026
“They made statements about my ‘Israeli handlers,’ among many other inaccurate, extreme, and vile statements. They were so physically and verbally aggressive that it was impossible for me to safely remain in the park. As a result, I left the park and, for the very first time, did not participate in the trans march,” Wiener continued.
He went on to recount the incident at the bar in which a man was “effectively cornering me” and then, after being removed, “remained outside the bar, shouting my name and pounding on the side of the bar near where I was sitting for several minutes.” The California lawmaker claimed the same man had harassed him at an airport in 2023, “shouting at me about my ‘tainted bloodline.’”
‘Trantifa’ turns on Scott Wiener, hysterically labels him a ‘center-right shill’ https://t.co/t8ISwTBF7x via @BIZPACReview
— BPR based (@DumpstrFireNews) June 27, 2026
”I have no objection whatsoever to anyone disagreeing with me, opposing me, or protesting me. All of that is core to democracy. I also have no issue when people talk to me on the street and ask questions or express opposition. That’s democracy, even when the people engaging in this conduct misrepresent my views,” Wiener’s statement continued.
“But when opposition and disagreement transition to harassment, including cornering me, touching me, or trying to physically bully me out of a public event, that crosses a line,” he added. “We’re living in a time when violence is all too often threatened or used against people in public life. In San Francisco, we’re better than that.”
Wiener’s whining earned him a brutal reality check on X.
This is what you’ve empowered.
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 28, 2026
You are the problem Scott.
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 28, 2026
lmao enjoy the monster you created
— Kangmin Lee | 이강민 (@kangminlee) June 27, 2026
It is the left attacking you… not the right.
Far-left extremism is the biggest threat this country faces. The lies about the right distracted from the obvious, growing, radicalized left-wing terror threat. You participated in it and contributed to it.
— Apple Lamps (@lamps_apple) June 27, 2026
Pot meet kettle. You stoke violence and hate every day.
— Spitfire (@RealSpitfire) June 27, 2026
Hahaha you reap what you sow. 🤡
— Zachary Tisdale 🇨🇦 (@ztisdale) June 28, 2026
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Originally from New York, Powers graduated from New York University and eventually made her way to sunny South Florida. Powers also contributes to BizPac Review.
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