Overview
- Video posted online shows state Sen. Scott Wiener being surrounded, screamed at, and pushed to leave Dolores Park during the Trans March on Friday after attendees criticized his position on Gaza.
- Wiener released a statement saying protesters subjected him to verbal and physical harassment, that there was physical contact, and that his campaign reported the incidents to San Francisco police.
- The clip went viral, drawing national coverage and prompting San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie to call the language directed at Wiener targeted, hateful, and antisemitic.
- Wiener has faced related confrontations this week, including a separate heckling at a Mission District bar, and earlier this year he publicly said he believes Israel committed genocide in Gaza, a stance that has divided supporters.
- The incident revives a long local pattern of Trans March attendees rejecting politicians, raises questions about protest tactics and public-safety protections for candidates, and could affect Wiener’s campaign to succeed Nancy Pelosi.