PHILADELPHIA — Chaos erupted as Debbie Wasserman Schultz addressed Florida delegates on Monday, with opponents upset about leaked emails jeering the outgoing Democratic National Committee chairwoman as she delivered a speech at a state breakfast meeting.
"So I can see that's little bit of interest in my being here, and I appreciate that interest," Wasserman Schultz said amid the cacophony, which began as soon as the Florida Democrat started speaking.
"And a little bit of interest from the press," she continued — straining to be heard over shouts of "Shame!" — "but that really shows you that Florida is the most significant battleground state that will make sure that Hillary Clinton is elected president of the United States of America. We are the state that will deliver the White House to make sure that we can continue to make the progress that we have been able to make under Barack Obama for the last eight years."
When Wasserman Schultz entered the room, the crowd hushed momentarily, and then her supporters began cheering. As she began talking, though, audience members wearing Bernie Sanders shirts started shouting and yelling, waving signs that said “Thanks for the 'Help' Debbie" and signs that simply read “e-mails.”
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Her remarks were drowned out both by cheers and boos from the crowd. The Florida congresswoman, who faces a primary challenge from Bernie Sanders-backed candidate Tim Canova, attempted to pivot away from the party discord immediately, noting the overnight shooting at a Florida nightclub.
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“Honestly, it’s their fault that this happened. There is absolutely no reason that a day after rightfully resigning in disgrace with the quote 'Bernie Sanders will not be president' leaked from an email that she should be addressing the delegates," Riker said. "It’s bad for the party, it looks biased and, quite frankly, it looks tone-deaf.”
“I will literally boo anytime she’s involved in the convention because she shouldn’t be involved," Riker added, remarking that the emails confirmed the chairwoman's "biased conduct" and the state party made a poor decision in having her speak.
Florida state Sen. Eleanor Sobel, wearing a "Debbie for Congress" shirt, dismissed the Sanders supporters as "rude, disruptive and obnoxious."
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