Protesters Derail Yang’s Attempt To Troll De Blasio

The New York Daily News reports:

It didn’t go according to plan. Instead of making fun of Mayor de Blasio outside his beloved YMCA in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Democratic candidate Andrew Yang was forced to ditch a crowd of rowdy protesters on Thursday morning.

The gaggle of about eight demonstrators followed the mayoral candidate for more than a block down 9th St., holding black-and-white signs that said “#DON’T RANK YANG” as they rained chants of “no more cops” and “hedge-fund mayor” on the hopeful.

The protesters trailed Yang — who had tried to speak with them before giving up — until he ducked into the subway on 4th Ave. and headed to his next campaign stop.

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Instead of making fun of Mayor de Blasio outside his beloved YMCA in Park Slope, Brooklyn, Andrew Yang was forced to ditch a crowd of rowdy protesters.https://t.co/fu9pO73w7s

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