Lefty radicals storm Jewish temple and hurl obscenities, mock LI Dem Rep. Suozzi over his vote to boost ICE funding
Foul-mouthed lefty radicals stormed a Jewish temple to ambush and mock Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi this week over his initial vote to back a GOP-led spending bill that pumps more cash into ICE.
The activists — from the extremist advocacy group Climate Defiance — caused chaos inside the house of worship in Roslyn where Suozzi was speaking Wednesday night, crudely showing up with diapers and kneepads and cursing the self-described “moderate” Dem for joining his Republican colleagues last week in passing a $64.4 billion funding package for the Department of Homeland Security.
Suozzi ended up changing his vote a few days later on the funding, which included about a $10 billion boost for Immigration and Customs Enforcement — but that didn’t matter to the crude demonstrators.
“I actually have some gifts — I have some kneepads for you — you can use these while you blow Donald Trump,” a protester said, according to a video posted by the group on social media.
Another activist handed Suozzi a diaper, telling him he’s the type of leader to “soil themselves when the fascists are at our door,” the video showed.
“As a Jewish man, I have never felt safer than when there is a masked Gestapo in the street, so thank you, Congressman Tom Suozzi, for funding ICE,” a third protester said.
Suozzi, who looked uncomfortable in the footage, had ended up backtracking on his initial funding voteafter sharp backlash from members of his own party and after the fatal weekend shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota.
“I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis,” Suozzi said two days after Pretti’s killing.
“I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that. I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior, and I must do a better job demonstrating that.”
But that apology wasn’t good enough for the activists from Climate Defiance, who called out Suozzi in the Jewish temple for supporting the funding when he did — before Pretti but after the controversial shooting of Renee Good, also 37, who was killed by ICE in Minnesota earlier this month as well.
“Tell Renee Good you made a mistake, tell Alex Pretti you made a mistake,” a protester sneered at him.
Walter Masterson, a popular left-wing comedian, activist and political commentator, was dragged out of the temple by security as he tried to read the names of people who died in ICE-related deaths throughout January, according to the footage.
“How f–king dare you?!” Masterson screamed as security hauled him off the property.
“Nine people were killed by ICE this month, and you’re throwing me out while I’m reading their names?!” Masterson said, referring to deaths of people in custody, including those involving suspected drug and heart issues and suicide.
In a statement online, where the radicals posted the video of their ambush, Climate Defiance called Suozzi a “hideous, grotesque, fascist-loving coward” with “blood on his hands.”
The video now has at least 2 million views.
Suozzi did not respond to The Post’s request for comment on the activists’ outbursts but shared his opinion of the harsh words Wednesday night after the incident.
“People wanted to express themselves like that — that’s what happens in today’s world, unfortunately,” Suozzi said at the podium.
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