“This had nothing to do with race. I judge a person based on their character. I’m not a white supremacist. I mean, it’s, it’s a little bit comical. Everybody who’s ever met me can tell you, I love all people, I love all cultures.
“You can tell by my past and all my travels and adventures around the world. I was actually planning a road trip through Africa before this happened.
“I’m a normal guy. I was going to my gym. There’s a pool there. I like to swim. I was living in the East Village. I take the subway multiple times a day.
“I think the New York transit system is the best in the world and I’ve been all over the world.” – Daniel Penny, speaking to the New York Post.
At this writing, the money beg launched by Penny’s lawyers on the Christian site GiveSendGo stands at $2.7 million, thanks in part to promotion by Ron DeSantis.
Daniel Penny, charged in NYC subway chokehold death, breaks silence: ‘I am not a white supremacist’ https://t.co/GyMR92aQrA pic.twitter.com/wurRdqzA4k
— New York Post Metro (@nypmetro) May 20, 2023