'Who chose these people as black leaders?': Protester steals mic at event for African American suppo

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/05/protester-steals-microphone-pete-buttigieg-black-voters-event-south-bend/

Sharon McBride was hoping to showcase the good done by her mayor, Pete Buttigieg, for her community — African American residents of South Bend, Ind. — when a voice interrupted her from the crowd.

“Where are the black leaders who don’t have three-piece suits, leather jackets, and nice clothing?” asked a man in a “Black Lives Matter South Bend” shirt, grabbing the mic out of her hands on Wednesday. “Who chose these people as black leaders?”

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“It’s deeply depressing that @BernieSanders’ supporters have gone from harassing @PeteButtigieg’s staffers of color online to harassing our supporters of color in real life, but here we are,” she wrote on Twitter.

The protesters carried signs saying “Black Lives Matter,” though the South Bend chapter of that group did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment about whether they organized the demonstration. One of the protesters was photographed wearing a Sanders hat....more