Larry Elder cuts short Venice homeless encampment tour after hostile reception [View all]
Source: Los Angeles Times
Larry Elder’s scheduled tour of homeless encampments in Venice ended shortly after it began Wednesday morning, with the leading Republican in the gubernatorial recall race hastily exiting in a Suburban after being angrily confronted by a group of homeless people and advocates.
Elder — who had arrived in his new “Recall Express” campaign bus shortly after casting his ballot at a voting center across town — spent roughly 12 minutes in the neighborhood, with his departure hastened by what appeared to be an egg thrown in his direction.
“It kind of glanced his head,” an Elder campaign staffer said of the object.
A woman in a gorilla mask riding a bicycle threw the small white object past Elder’s head, as seen in a video posted on Twitter by Spectrum News reporter Kate Cagle. Moments later, the woman took a swing at a man who appeared to be part of Elder's team. The man was hit by at least one other heckler just before Elder was escorted into the Suburban.
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The issue of homelessness is a complex one and I don't condone violence. On the other hand if you try to exploit other people's misfortune you're not likely to get a kind reception.
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