Rudy Giuliani Is Fundraising After The Proud Boys Attack By Blaming The 'Violent Left'
Rudy Giuliani is calling out the “unhinged, radical Left” after an attack by the far-right Proud Boys on the streets of New York City this month.
In a fundraising mailer to be released Monday, the lawyer for President Donald Trump and former New York mayor lashed out at “leftist violence” in an attempt to raise money for the New York County Republican Committee, according to The New York Daily News.
“This most recent example of leftist violence and aggression cannot go unanswered!” Giuliani said. “Stand strong with us right now so we can show the angry, radical left that we will not be intimidated by their violence, threats, or hateful speech.”
The screed echoes local GOP leadership in blaming the left for spray-paint vandalism at the Metropolitan Republican Club on Oct. 12. Andrea Catsimatidis, who heads the Manhattan Republican Party, said on Twitter that she was “appalled” by the “violent acts of vandalism.”
What none of them saw fit to mention was that it was GOP members of that very club — with which Giuliani has deep connections — who invited Gavin McInnes, the leader of the Proud Boys, a violent neo-fascist gang, to speak on the night after the vandalism occurred. Immediately after the event, Proud Boys marched down the street and pummeled counterprotesters while they were on the ground. The NYPD has arrested two Proud Boys in connection to the melee and told HuffPost that it’s looking to charge seven more with assault.
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/rudy-giuliani-calls-left-unhinged-radical-after-proud-boys-attack_us_5bcde6d6e4b0a8f17eeee3d4
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