The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/11/hud-boston-fair-housing-discrimination">sweeping civil rights investigation</a> into the city of Boston, accusing Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration of implementing housing policies that unlawfully favor black, Latino, and other minority residents. The probe, announced Thursday, represents one of the most aggressive federal interventions yet in the Trump administration’s broader effort to dismantle local diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives it argues violate anti-discrimination law.
In a <a href="https://www.hud.gov/sites/default/files/Main/documents/Letter-FHEO-Fair-Housing-Act-Investigation.pdf">sharply worded letter</a> to Wu, HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity said, “The context of race, fair housing is not about ‘the absence of racial discrimination . . . but the presence of deliberate systems . . . to achieve and sustain racial equity.’ But this is wrong. The text of the Fair Housing Act is unmistakably focused on eliminating discrimination in the housing market and outlining the penalties for engaging in this kind of discrimination.”
Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor wrote to Wu, “At your office’s direction, however, City officials have set out to smuggle ‘racial equity into every layer of operations in City government.’” The letter added, “City Officials Have Enthusiastically Embraced and Appear to Have Implemented the City’s Proposed Racial Spoils System.”
HUD Secretary Scott Turner echoed that language, calling Boston’s approach a “social engineering project” driven by DEI ideology rather than legitimate housing needs. “This warped mentality will be fully exposed,” Turner said, vowing the city would be brought into compliance with federal law. Turner has previously criticized what he calls race-based policymaking and, earlier this week, blamed former President Joe Biden for housing pressures tied to immigration, citing HUD’s newly released “Worst Case Housing Needs” report.
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At issue are several city housing plans—most notably the Boston Housing Strategy 2025, the Assessment of Fair Housing, and the Anti-Displacement Action Plan—which call for targeted outreach to black and Latino families, increased lending in communities of color, and allocations of homeownership opportunities intended “particularly” for BIPOC households. One goal states that 65 percent of city-supported homeownership opportunities should go to BIPOC residents. HUD argues that these provisions constitute explicit racial preferences prohibited under federal civil rights law and past Supreme Court precedent that rejects “outright racial balancing.”
HUD’s letter also criticizes Boston’s use of racially based data tools, including maps that classify neighborhoods partly by racial composition to identify areas at “high risk” of displacement and thus eligible for more city investment. The department said these classifications revive the logic of “government-sponsored redlining,” even if intended to combat inequity. It further alleges that city agencies and nonprofit partners have implemented “race-conscious marketing and buyer selection,” and that Boston has pressured banks and developers to adopt race-based benchmarks.
The investigation reflects the Trump administration’s broader shift in civil rights enforcement, which has increasingly targeted DEI programs while cutting back on traditional fair housing oversight.
HUD will request documents from the city within 10 days, after which investigators may file formal discrimination charges or refer the case to the Justice Department.

Michelle Wu

Trump Admin Accuses Boston Of Illegal Race-Based Housing Policies

Boston

Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Housing and Urban Development

Massachusetts

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Race

Social Issues

President Donald Trump threatened to strip Boston of its status as host city for the 2026 FIFA World Cup following an eruption of public unrest.
“If somebody is doing a bad job, and I feel there are unsafe conditions, I would call Gianni, who’s head of FIFA,” Trump said Wednesday. “I would say, ‘Let’s move into another location,’ and he would do that.”
Last week, over 100 people took over a Boston street, setting off fireworks and illegally racing. According to prosecutors, the event appeared to be mass-coordinated, where “<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-police-cruiser-destroyed-julian-bowers-william-cantwell/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">drivers perform burnouts, donuts, and illegal street races, often live-streaming the activities</a>.” The event ended with a police cruiser erupting in flames.
Trump reiterated the threat to Daily Wire White House Correspondent Mary Mararet Olohan in the Oval Office Wednesday.
&#8220;Somebody said, &#8216;Would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don&#8217;t straighten it out?'&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;And the answer is yes, we have the right to do that.&#8221;
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&#8220;Somebody said, &#8216;Would we think about taking the World Cup away from Boston if they don&#8217;t straighten it out?&#8217; And the answer is yes, we have the right to do that.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/p1DFtzPasK">pic.twitter.com/p1DFtzPasK</a>
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Trump added that he would take the same action in California if he felt Los Angeles wasn’t prepared to host the 2028 Olympics.
To prepare for 2026, President Trump assembled the FIFA World Cup Task Force through executive order. He instructed the task force to coordinate with executive agencies and assist with the <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/establishing-the-white-house-task-force-on-the-fifa-world-cup-2026/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">planning, organization, and execution of events surrounding the World Cup. </a>
FIFA President Gianni Infantino expects the tournament to generate $40 billion in economic activity and create 200,000 jobs.
When announcing the task force, Trump and Infantino emphasized safety and hospitality. “It’s important that everyone coming to America feels safe and welcome,” Infantino said.
In an effort to prepare Boston to become a host city, President Trump offered to send the National Guard to Boston, but claimed Mayor Michelle Wu would not accept “because she thinks it’s bad politically.”
“Boston is honored and excited to host World Cup matches,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told The Daily Wire. “We look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to our beautiful city, the cradle of liberty and city of champions.”
Senator Elizabeth Warren weighed in on the dispute in an interview with Bloomberg, saying, “Michelle Wu is doing a terrific job.”
“Donald Trump doesn’t like anyone who doesn’t bend the knee, so frankly I’m not surprised that he’s trying to pick some sort of fight with Michelle Wu, but I don’t think it’s going to work,” Warren said.
Including Boston, the 2026 FIFA World Cup secured 16 host cities: 11 in the United States, three in Mexico, and two in Canada. To finalize host status, each city signed a legally binding contract with FIFA, outlining the rights, responsibilities, and obligations.
In 2023, the Seattle City Council released its Host City Agreement, which contains a clause titled “Revocation of Host City Selection.” The clause states that FIFA’s host city selection assumes the city will meet “all requirements and act in full compliance with its obligations resulting from, or in connection with, this Host City Agreement.”
If the city fails to meet its obligations, FIFA reserves the right to revoke host status.
Meaning, if Trump requests FIFA intervene, President Infantino could potentially invoke this clause and argue that Boston no longer meets its contractual requirements. The City of Boston could then contest the decision in court.
“We hope every one of our 16 host cities will be ready to successfully host and fulfil all necessary requirements,” a FIFA spokesperson said following Trump&#8217;s comments. “Safety and security are the top priorities at all FIFA events worldwide.”
“Safety and security are obviously the governments&#8217; responsibility, and they decide what is in the best interest for public safety,” the spokesperson added.

Donald Trump

Trump Threatens To Pull World Cup Matches From Liberal City Over Safety Concerns

World Cup

After leftist Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu attacked Attorney General Pam Bondi’s order to dismantle the city’s sanctuary policy, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/20/ice-director-vows-to-flood-boston-after-mayor-wus-refusal-to-strip-sanctuary-protections/">fired back</a> on Wednesday, saying the agency would “flood the zone.”
Earlier this month, Bondi sent a letter to Wu that <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2025/08/18/mayor-wu-to-respond-to-feds-demand-to-strip-sanctuary-protections-boston-does-not-back-down-to-bullies/">stated</a>, “For too long, so-called sanctuary jurisdiction policies have undermined this necessary cooperation and obstructed federal immigration enforcement, giving aliens cover to perpetrate crimes in our communities and evade the immigration consequences that federal law requires. You are hereby notified that your jurisdiction has been identified as one that engages in sanctuary policies and practices that thwart federal immigration enforcement to the detriment of the interests of the United States. This ends now.”
On Monday, Bondi told Fox News of her directive to sanctuary cities: “If they don’t comply with us, we’re going to work with other agencies to cut off their federal funding. We are going to send in law enforcement just like we did during the LA riots, just like we’re doing here in Washington, D.C. And if they’re not going to keep their citizens safe, Donald Trump will keep them safe.”
Wu held a press conference on Tuesday where she  arrogantly responded, “The U.S. Attorney General asked for a response today, so here it is. Stop attacking our cities to hide your administration’s failures. Unlike the Trump administration, Boston follows the law, and Boston will not back down from who we are or what we stand for. We will not back away from our community that has made us the safest city in the country.”
Bondi had given Wu a Tuesday deadline to respond to the letter she sent to Wu and other leaders of cities and states identified by the Department of Justice as sanctuary jurisdictions, with an order to “eliminate laws, policies and practices that impede federal law enforcement.”
Speaking on “The Howie Carr Show” on Wednesday, Lyons said ICE is “going to keep making Boston safe, as she’s failing to do with the sanctuary city policies.”
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“We did Operation Patriot March which yielded over 1,000 arrests, and now you’re going to see more ICE agents come to Boston to make sure that we take these public threats out that she wants to let go back in the communities. We’re going to keep making America safe. &#8230; We’re definitely going to … flood the zone, especially in sanctuary jurisdictions. Boston and Massachusetts decided to say that they wanted to stay sanctuary. Sanctuary does not mean safer streets. It means more criminal aliens out and about the neighborhood. But 100%, you will see a larger ICE presence.”
Lyons accused Massachusetts of ignoring ICE detainers or releasing “criminal aliens” convicted of crimes in the United States and abroad, adding,  “So not only do we have to go ahead and go after the ones we were targeting, but we have to also deal with jurisdictions releasing criminal aliens in real time while we’re out there working the streets. It’s not making anyone safer.”
Lyons said that although Boston police are barred from helping ICE because of the city’s Trust Act, some are helping ICE surreptitiously because they fear “getting in trouble or getting fired.”
He continued:
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That’s the issue we’re seeing in so many jurisdictions. We have so many men and women on the Boston Police Department and other jurisdictions that are so pro-ICE, that want to work with us and that are actually helping us behind the scenes. And that’s what I think local leaders don’t understand, is they need to talk to the men and women on the ground, because … there are so many of these criminal aliens that keep getting released to go out and commit more crimes that the local law enforcement have to deal with. We can take that violent criminal alien instantly out of the neighborhood.
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ICE To ‘Flood’ Boston After Leftist Mayor Rejects Bondi’s Sanctuary Policy Demands

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Sanctuary Cities

Todd Lyons

After hard-Left Democrat Boston Mayor Michelle Wu seemingly compared ICE agents to Nazis, the Department of Homeland Security fired back, calling the apparent comparison “sickening.”
“I don&#8217;t know of any police department that routinely wears masks. We know that there are other groups that routinely wear masks. NSC-131 routinely wears masks,” Wu told reporters.
“Mayor, just to clarify, are you comparing ICE to  — you said — to NSC-131, a neo-Nazi group? Are you comparing them to a neo-Nazi group?” a reporter asked.
“What I said is that Boston police, and no police department that I know of at the local level, routinely wears masks” she answered.
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🚨 SHOCKING: Boston Mayor Michelle Wu compares ICE agents to neo-Nazis:
&quot;I don&#39;t know of any police department that routinely wears masks. We know that there are other groups that routinely wear masks. NSC-131 routinely wears masks.&quot;
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“Mayor Wu comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is SICKENING,” DHS wrote on X. “When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by known and suspected gang members, murders, and rapists. Attacks and demonization of our brave law enforcement is WRONG. ICE officers are now facing a 413% increase in assaults.”
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Mayor Wu comparing ICE agents to neo-Nazis is SICKENING.
When our heroic law enforcement officers conduct operations, they clearly identify themselves as law enforcement while wearing masks to protect themselves from being targeted by known and suspected gang members, murders,… <a href="https://t.co/BrRbkql31O">https://t.co/BrRbkql31O</a>
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The White House noted, “ICE just conducted its largest ever immigration enforcement operation across Massachusetts and Mayor Wu&#8217;s city of Boston, where they arrested nearly 800 illegals with criminal records. &#8230;   The streets of Boston and the surrounding area are safer today thanks to the men and women of ICE.  Mayor Wu&#8217;s disgusting demonization of ICE agents is part of the reason why they&#8217;re seeing a massive uptick in doxing, assaults and death threats.  She should be ashamed of herself.”
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ICE just conducted its largest ever immigration enforcement operation across Massachusetts and Mayor Wu&#39;s city of Boston, where they arrested nearly 800 illegals with criminal records.
Here are just a few of the vicious monsters the heroes of ICE nabbed: 👇
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The streets of Boston and the surrounding area are safer today thanks to the men and women of ICE.
Mayor Wu&#39;s disgusting demonization of ICE agents is part of the reason why they&#39;re seeing a massive uptick in doxing, assaults and death threats.
She should be ashamed of herself.
&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapidResponse47/status/1930630873159757925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 5, 2025</a></blockquote>
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A member of the United Front Work Department, an intelligence division of the Chinese Communist Party, served as co-chairman of a group that <a href="https://abc3340.com/news/nation-world/fundraiser-behind-boston-mayor-wus-2021-campaign-has-ties-to-ccp">helped raise</a> $300,000 for Wu’s 2021 mayoral campaign. Gary Yu, the co-chairman of the New England Chinese American Alliance, is listed under a different name vis-à-vis the United Front Work Department.
After saying he would go to Boston, “bringing hell with me” after the Boston police commissioner said he would not aid ICE in finding illegal immigrants, border czar Tom Homan was accused of lying about the city by Wu in March. Homan reported that he had made good on his promise and led a team that reportedly found 370 illegal aliens in Boston and surrounding areas, with a majority being significant criminals.
On February 16, Democrat-appointed Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/boston-police-commissioner-doubles-down-ice-resistance-we-dont-enforce-detainers">echoed</a> Wu, who had promised resistance to the deportations enforced by the Trump administration. Cox said Boston police officers “don’t have authority to enforce federal immigration law.” When asked if his perspective countered federal immigration law, Cox said the Boston Police Department has pretty defined rules and abides by state law.
Speaking at CPAC on February 22, Homan said he would go to Boston while quoting Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in the classic Western film “Tombstone”:
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I read a story last night, the police commissioner of Boston, you said you’d double down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I’m coming to Boston. I’m bringing hell with me. I looked at the numbers this morning; I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, released them back into the street. You’re not a police commissioner; take that badge off your chest, put it in the desk drawer. You became a politician. You forgot what it’s like to be a cop. And guess what? The men and women of Immigration and Custom Enforcement, they found those predators, and they’re locked back up, and we’re going to deport them from the United States.
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‘Sickening’: DHS Rips Dem Boston Mayor’s Seeming Comparison Of ICE Agents To Neo-Nazis

Department of Homeland Security

Illegal Immigration

Neo-Nazis

Tom Homan

U.S.

After saying he would go to Boston, “bringing hell with me” after the Boston police commissioner said he would not aid ICE in finding illegal immigrants, border czar Tom Homan was accused of lying about the city by its Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu. On Monday, Homan reported that he had made good on his promise and led a team that reportedly found 370 illegal aliens in Boston and surrounding areas, with a majority being significant criminals.
On February 16, Democrat-appointed Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/boston-police-commissioner-doubles-down-ice-resistance-we-dont-enforce-detainers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">echoed</a> Wu, who had promised resistance to the deportations enforced by the Trump administration. Cox said Boston police officers “don’t have authority to enforce federal immigration law.” When asked if his perspective countered federal immigration law, Cox said the Boston Police Department has pretty defined rules and abides by state law.
Speaking at CPAC on February 22, Homan said he would go to Boston while quoting Kurt Russell as Wyatt Earp in the classic Western film “Tombstone”:
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I read a story last night, the police commissioner of Boston, You said you’d double down on not helping the law enforcement officers of ICE. I’m coming to Boston. I’m bringing hell with me. I looked at the numbers this morning; I stopped counting at nine. Nine child rapists that were in jail in Massachusetts, but rather than honoring an ICE detainer, released them back into the street. You’re not a police commissioner; take that badge off your chest, put it in the desk drawer. You became a politician. You forgot what it’s like to be a cop. And guess what? The men and women of Immigration and Custom Enforcement, they found those predators, and they’re locked back up, and we’re going to deport them from the United States.
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Roughly two weeks later, Wu <a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/573946825689920" target="_blank" rel="noopener">testified</a> before Congress, stating, “Let’s talk about Tom Homan. Shame on him for lying about my city, for having the nerve to insult our police commissioner, who has overseen the safest Boston has been in anyone’s lifetime.”
On Monday, Homan, a former police officer, fired back. He stated on X:
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I made a promise at CPAC that I was going to Boston after reading about numerous illegal alien child rapists walking the streets of Boston and Massachusetts. ICE had to find and arrest these illegal alien rapists because Massachusetts and Boston are sanctuaries that refuse to cooperate with ICE. They would rather release these animals back into the community rather than honor ICE detainers or notify ICE when they are scheduled to be released.  Mayor Chu later testified that I was lying. Well, I traveled to Boston last Tuesday, as promised, and we kicked off a five day operation with ICE, FBI, ATF, DEA, US Marshals and DSS. These incredible men and women arrested a total of 370 Illegal aliens in Boston and surrounding areas.  A majority of the 370 being significant criminals. 
These arrests included 6 foreign fugitives, including four who were wanted for murder or to serve a criminal sentence for murder, along with drug traffickers, child sexual predators and numerous other violent public safety threats.  These officers and agents made the neighborhoods of Boston and Massachusetts much safer.  They risked their own safety by arresting these criminals on the street, rather than a jail. Governor Healy and Mayor Wu should be ashamed of supporting sanctuary policies.  Releasing public safety threats back into the public, rather than working with ICE at the jails, puts the public at great risk. President Trump’s &#8220;all of government effort&#8221; to arrest and remove the WORST FiRST is making our communities safer every day.  President Trump is a Game Changer who is keeping his promises to the American people. Much more to do, but it will be done!
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I made a promise at CPAC that I was going to Boston after reading about numerous illegal alien child rapists walking the streets of Boston and Massachusetts. ICE had to find and arrest these illegal alien rapists because Massachusetts and Boston are sanctuaries that refuse to…
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White House Border Czar Tom Homan Speaks To Reporters At The White House

Homan Does Indeed ‘Bring Hell’ To Boston: ‘Much More To Do, But It Will Be Done!’

Immigration

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu offered &#8220;condolences&#8221; for the death of a knife-wielding attacker, sparking backlash online.
An off-duty police officer killed who police said was an attempted stabber during an altercation in a Chick-fil-A on Boylston Street in Boston on Saturday. The attacker tried to stab two people before he was shot.
Wu addressed the situation in remarks on Saturday, offering her “condolences” over the death of the knife-wielding man.
“My condolences and all of our thoughts are with family of the individual whose life has been lost,” Wu said at the start of her remarks during a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQFon2PL4U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press conference</a>.
Police said the knife attacker was shot after two people ran inside the restaurant being chased by the man with the knife. An off-duty officer inside the restaurant told the man to drop his knife. The man refused, and the officer shot him. The man later died at a hospital.
Wu’s comments sparked backlash online after an account on X called “Bostonians Against Mayor Wu” posted a clip of her remarks online.
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Tonight, a knife-wielding attacker tried to kill multiple people in Boston
Police stopped the threat and shot them<a href="https://twitter.com/MayorWu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorWu</a> went on television offering condolences—to the criminal
Unbelievable. This city cares more about protecting criminals than residents
Watch below <a href="https://t.co/1VLMLVK0lg">pic.twitter.com/1VLMLVK0lg</a>
&mdash; Bostonians Against Mayor Wu (@AntiWuCoalition) <a href="https://twitter.com/AntiWuCoalition/status/1896030227404636510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2025</a></blockquote>
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“How exactly did Boston vote for this again? I lived in the Back Bay area. It was one of the safest parts of the city. And she’s offering condolences????” Fox News contributor Joe Concha <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQFon2PL4U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Entrepreneur Joe Lonsdale said Wu’s comments exemplified deeper issues within the Democratic Party.
“When you vote for the far left, it’s unequivocally a vote for protecting criminals first,” Lonsdale <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQFon2PL4U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>. “Progressive-D is a vote for the massive grift machine that weaponizes empathy and naive people to plunder, and hates everything great and noble and successful about our civilization.”
Democrat New York city council member Robert Holden said his “party has lost the plot” over Wu’s remarks.
“Democrats have become the party of criminals. Here’s the mayor of Boston offering condolences to the criminal who was trying to stab multiple people and refused to drop his weapon when ordered by an off-duty cop,” Holden <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUQFon2PL4U" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a>. “My party has lost the plot — this is madness.”

Boston Mayor Ripped For Offering ‘Condolences’ For Slain Knife-Wielding Attacker

Crime

Democrats

Massachusetts Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/mayor-of-boston-equates-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-to-jim-crow-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrea Campbell</a> has found that Boston Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michelle-wu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Wu</a>, a fellow Democrat, did nothing wrong holding a holiday party for public officials that excluded white people.
The AG&#8217;s office maintains that the event was not open to the public and therefore doesn&#8217;t violate the state&#8217;s public accommodation law, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/boston-mayors-party-that-excluded-white-officials-didnt-violate-law-ag" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>.
The law specifically prohibits &#8220;making any distinction, discrimination, or restriction in admission to or treatment in a place of public accommodation based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, deafness, blindness, or any physical or mental disability, or ancestry.&#8221;
Notably, the office refuses to even open an investigation into the matter, despite numerous formal complaints being filed about the segregated party.
An email sent by City Council relations director Denise DosSantos revealed that the controversial party was dubbed the &#8220;Electeds of Color Holiday Party,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-posts-picture-of-elected-officials-enjoying-christmas-party-that-excluded-white-people-calls-it-a-special-moment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> reported last month.
“On behalf of Mayor Michelle Wu, I cordially invite you and a guest to the Electeds of Color Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street,” DosSantos <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/email-invite-electeds-color-holiday-party-mistakenly-sent-all-boston-city-councilors/LRQRP3WGFNHLZC5DLCB6PPNESY/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> in the email invite.
Fifteen minutes later, however, DosSantos sent out another email apologizing for sending the email to all council members, indicating that it wasn’t supposed to be sent to white members of the council.
“I wanted to apologize for my previous email regarding the Holiday Party for tomorrow. I did send that to everyone by accident, I apologize if my email may have offended or came across as so,” she said, <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/email-invite-electeds-color-holiday-party-mistakenly-sent-all-boston-city-councilors/LRQRP3WGFNHLZC5DLCB6PPNESY/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Boston 25 News. “Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.”
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Wu, for her part, bragged about the party in a social media post. &#8220;Last night was my turn to host the annual holiday dinner for Boston’s elected officials of color—a special moment to appreciate that our affinity group now includes leadership across city, state, county, and federal offices,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C02RomqObK_/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=bf7eb472-eed6-4762-988a-a440361eff2e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">captioned</a> a photo of the event on December 14.
&#8220;Not too long ago in Boston, we didn’t need such a big table to fit electeds of color,&#8221; Wu continued. &#8220;But over my time as a City Councilor and now Mayor, following so many leaders who have paved the way, I’ve proudly watched this group grow and create space for mentorship and fellowship among many who are breaking down barriers while holding the weight of being the first or only. Throughout the year, we work to represent our communities with urgency and determination. And at the holidays, we take the time to celebrate and enjoy each other’s company!&#8221;
Facing backlash, Wu further defended the party, saying, “I can understand someone might be confused or worried if certain people weren’t being invited at all or were being left out of any type of celebration. But I assure you, everyone on the Boston City Council has got an invitation to multiple types of events and holiday parties.&#8221;
Wu has been accused of racial discrimination in the past over her comments and her administration’s policies. Last year, Wu <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-democrat-mayor-sued-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-white-restaurant-owners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was sued</a> by a group of white restaurant owners who say they were targeted for city fees in part due to their ethnic heritage.
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-faces-backlash-over-christmas-party-excluding-white-officials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston Mayor Faces Backlash Over Christmas Party Excluding White Officials</a>

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State AG Says Boston Mayor’s No-Whites-Allowed Party Was Totally Fine

State AG Finds Boston Mayor’s No-Whites-Allowed Party Was Totally Fine

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Boston’s Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu boasted in an Instagram post on Friday about having a “special moment” with fellow elected officials at a government Christmas party that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-faces-backlash-over-christmas-party-excluding-white-officials" target="_blank" rel="noopener">excluded white people</a>. 
Wu faced backlash earlier this week after an email from her administration mistakenly went out to all city council members, inviting them to an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party.” After doubling down on her administration’s decision to hold the holiday party with only people of color, Wu celebrated the gathering by posting a picture of everyone in attendance. 
“Last night was my turn to host the annual holiday dinner for Boston’s elected officials of color—a special moment to appreciate that our affinity group now includes leadership across city, state, county, and federal offices,” Wu said in the caption of her social media post. 
“Throughout the year, we work to represent our communities with urgency and determination. And at the holidays, we take the time to celebrate and enjoy each other’s company!” the mayor added.
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While Wu apologized after an email was accidentally sent to white government officials who were not invited to the party, she defended the discriminatory gathering, saying white elected officials are invited to other events during the holiday season. 
“I can understand someone might be confused or worried if certain people weren’t being invited at all or were being left out of any type of celebration. But I assure you, everyone on the Boston City Council has got an invitation to multiple types of events and holiday parties,” Wu <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12862493/michelle-wu-electeds-color-boston-holiday-party.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Shortly after the email was mistakenly sent by City Council relations director Denise DosSantos to all city council members, DosSantos sent out another email apologizing, indicating that it wasn’t supposed to end up in the inboxes of white council members. Councilman Frank Baker, who is white, found the party “divisive” but said there’s nothing he can do about it. 
“You don’t want me at a party, I’m not going to come to a party,” Baker remarked. Later, the white councilman <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/12/13/battenfeld-michelle-wu-defends-holiday-party-excluding-white-city-councilors/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> The Boston Herald, “I find it unfortunate that with the temperature the way it is, that we would further that division.” 
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Wu was criticized earlier this year for a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-blasted-for-white-jokes-at-st-patricks-day-breakfast">joke</a> she made during a St. Patrick’s Day speech that targeted white people. 
&#8220;I&#8217;m getting used to dealing with problems that are expensive, disruptive, and white,” the Democratic mayor said. 
That comment was mentioned in court documents in a lawsuit from five white restaurant owners who alleged that Wu singled them out for a $7,500 outdoor dining fee, a fee which only applied to establishments in their neighborhood. The restaurant owners later had to withdraw their lawsuit after legal setbacks. 
Leif Le Mahieu contributed to this report.

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Boston Mayor Posts Picture Of Elected Officials Enjoying Christmas Party That Excluded White People, Calls It A ‘Special Moment’

Boston Mayor Posts Picture Of Elected Officials Enjoying Christmas Party That Excluded White People, Calls It A 'Special Moment'

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Democrat

Democratic Boston Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michelle-wu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Wu</a> is facing criticism after a member of her administration sent out an email invitation for a Christmas party that excluded white officials.
City Council relations director Denise DosSantos mistakenly sent out the email to all city council members inviting them to an “Electeds of Color Holiday Party.&#8221;
“On behalf of Mayor Michelle Wu, I cordially invite you and a guest to the Electeds of Color Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 13 at 5:30 p.m. at the Parkman House, 33 Beacon Street,” DosSantos <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/email-invite-electeds-color-holiday-party-mistakenly-sent-all-boston-city-councilors/LRQRP3WGFNHLZC5DLCB6PPNESY/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>. 
Fifteen minutes later, DosSantos sent out another email apologizing for sending the email to all council members, indicating that it wasn’t supposed to be sent to white members of the council. 
“I wanted to apologize for my previous email regarding the Holiday Party for tomorrow. I did send that to everyone by accident, I apologize if my email may have offended or came across as so,” DosSantos <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/email-invite-electeds-color-holiday-party-mistakenly-sent-all-boston-city-councilors/LRQRP3WGFNHLZC5DLCB6PPNESY/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a>, according to Boston 25 News. “Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.”
Councilman Frank Baker, who is white, <a href="https://whdh.com/news/email-error-sparks-controversy-surrounding-electeds-of-color-holiday-party-in-boston/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the idea of a race-segregated party was divisive. 
“I do find it divisive, but what are you going to do about it,” he said. “You don’t want me at a party, I’m not going to come to a party.”
Wu <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12862493/michelle-wu-electeds-color-boston-holiday-party.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">defended</a> the party, which has reportedly been going on for years, saying that there were all kinds of events designed for different groups of people. 
“I can understand someone might be confused or worried if certain people weren’t being invited at all or were being left out of any type of celebration. But I assure you, everyone on the Boston City Council has got an invitation to multiple types of events and holiday parties,” Wu said.
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Wu has been accused of racial discrimination in the past over her comments and her administration&#8217;s policies. Earlier this year, Wu <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-democrat-mayor-sued-for-allegedly-discriminating-against-white-restaurant-owners" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was sued</a> by a group of white restaurant owners who say they were targeted for city fees in part due to their ethnic heritage.
According to the restaurant owners, Wu and the city singled them out for a $7,500 outdoor dining fee, a fee which <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/03/08/north-end-restaurant-owners-claim-discriminated-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only applied</a> to establishments in their neighborhood. The lawsuit <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/06/02/north-end-restaurant-owners-drop-lawsuit-against-boston-mayor/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was later</a> withdrawn after a series of legal setbacks for the restaurant owners. 
Wu was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-blasted-for-white-jokes-at-st-patricks-day-breakfast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also criticized</a> for a joke about being “used to dealing with problems that are expensive, disruptive, and white.”

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Boston Mayor Faces Backlash Over Christmas Party Excluding White Officials

Whites

Many individuals believe that burning sage can provide you with certain benefits such as a better night&#8217;s rest and warding off spirits. Whether that&#8217;s true or not, it probably isn&#8217;t wise to try that sleeping aid strategy in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston City Hall</a> late at night without permission.
Yet that&#8217;s exactly what Boston police allege 35-year-old George Williams, Boston&#8217;s Reparations Task Force project coordinator, has been doing. Authorities say that Williams overstayed his welcome at The Hub&#8217;s city hall for the past three weeks while showing arguably erratic behavior. On Thursday night, Williams was arrested for allegedly trespassing in an upstairs office at 9:40 p.m. Eastern.
According to a police report, city employees say that throughout May, they have had difficulties “with him trespassing in the building after hours, and at times becoming aggressive and threatening other staff members inside of City Hall.&#8221;
Williams, who has been arrested for multiple drug offenses in the past, according to Massachusetts-based outlet <a href="https://tbdailynews.com/crystal-meth-addict-hired-by-michelle-wu-to-run-bostons-reparations-task-force-despite-plethora-of-criminal-charges-now-lives-in-city-hall-gets-arrested-for-throwing-dustpan-at-cop/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TB Daily News</a>, was allegedly found non-verbal in an off-limits room while sage burned Thursday evening. How did he get there? Well, he allegedly chased off a custodian to gain access to the room.
He was originally asked to leave by police, but became hostile, <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/coordinator-bostons-reparations-task-force-fired-after-being-arrested-inside-city-hall/CYDNXIZWPFFVZKGOVMKJWGCF4Q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Fox 25. Williams is accused of lunging at an officer before picking up a dustpan and broom to clean up his mess. When authorities requested him to leave again, he allegedly swept debris in their direction.
If it sounds bizarre, readers should know that police suspected he was on drugs. Officials finally de-escalated the situation and were able to haul him away, but not before he tried to attack a second member of Boston police, Fox 25 reported.
As readers can tell, only the best and the brightest get hired by Boston&#8217;s woke Mayor Michelle Wu. Williams was picked by Wu to serve as part of her Reparations Task Force in 2022.
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That task force is supposed to be &#8220;working with a research partner to release a study on the legacy of slavery in Boston and its impact on descendants today.&#8221; Per the website, the Task Force is still looking for a research partner.
Slavery became <a href="https://www.mass.gov/guides/massachusetts-constitution-and-the-abolition-of-slavery#:~:text=In%201780%2C%20when%20the%20Massachusetts,judicial%20review%20to%20abolish%20slavery." target="_blank" rel="noopener">illegal</a> in Boston and throughout the Bay State in 1783.
Nonetheless, the task force will also be engaging &#8220;the community throughout the process to include input from lived experience&#8221; and then provide recommendations &#8220;for reparative justice solutions for Black residents.&#8221;
Williams — however excited he once was to be a project coordinator with the group — is no longer a part of it. In a statement given to Fox 25, the city <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/coordinator-bostons-reparations-task-force-fired-after-being-arrested-inside-city-hall/CYDNXIZWPFFVZKGOVMKJWGCF4Q/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>, &#8220;George Williams was a part-time contractor. His contract has been terminated. We remain committed to the work of the Reparations Task Force and that work will continue.&#8221;
Now, here&#8217;s the real kicker. Would it surprise you that the possibly homeless half-dazed amateur horticulturist of sorts is a former college professor?
Yep, he once worked at the University of Colorado in the Sociology department, his now <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230514062915/https://www.boston.gov/government/cabinets/equity-and-inclusion-cabinet/george-williams" target="_blank" rel="noopener">deleted biography page on Boston.gov</a> stated.
If I were a betting man, and I am, then I would wager that Williams and any potential allies he has will blame his run-in with the law on systemic racism stemming from slavery. That sort of tactic works across America wherever so-called reparative, restorative, and racial justice is pursued. And just like Williams&#8217; previous arrests, it always ends with a slap on the wrist.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

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Boston’s Reparations Task Force Coordinator Fired After Burning Sage, Harassing Custodians, Sleeping In City Hall, And Getting Arrested: Report

Reparations

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/boston" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boston</a> Democrat Mayor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michelle-wu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Wu</a> has been accused of racial discrimination by a group of white restaurant owners who say they were targeted for city fees in part due to their ethnic heritage.
According to the restaurant owners, Wu and the city singled them out for a $7,500 outdoor dining fee, a fee which <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2023/03/08/north-end-restaurant-owners-claim-discriminated-lawsuit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">only applied</a> to establishments in their neighborhood. The plaintiffs are seeking $500,000 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages.
“It is commonly known that the traditional owner of a restaurant in the North End of Boston is a white male of Italian descent, and the North End is generally regarded (as) the last true ethnic Boston Italian neighborhood,&#8221; a Tuesday legal filing from the group of restaurant owners <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/north-end-restaurant-owners-sue-mayor-michelle-wu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
“The Plaintiffs had a right to be treated the same as other restaurants in the City who were granted outdoor dining and not singled out to pay fees … to have outdoor dining because of their sex or national origin/ethnicity as appears in this case,” the lawsuit continues.
Those suing Wu include Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, Carla Gomes, Jason and Kim Silvestri, and Patrick Mendoza, all of whom run restaurants in Boston’s North End neighborhood. In October, a judge dismissed a similar claim from the group when they said the fees imposed on them were unconstitutional.
Wu claimed the fees were necessary to ease traffic congestion and garbage disposal in the historic neighborhood, which was the only place in the city to be given the extra fees. After criticism, Wu eased the requirements somewhat and introduced a way some establishments could apply for exemption.
“I won’t comment on ongoing litigation that the city is involved in, but I will say that we stand fully behind decisions that are to ensure residents can live in their neighborhoods with the full range of ease of access and safety and opportunity,” Wu told reporters when asked about the suit.
Jorge Mendoza-Iturralde, one of those involved in the suit, <a href="https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/04/27/north-end-restaurateur-says-hes-running-for-boston-city-council-seat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ran unsuccessfully</a> for a city council seat last year in response to Wu’s restaurant fees, running on a platform of supporting law enforcement, small businesses, and maintaining the city’s historic monuments.
“The city of Boston is failing the people and I feel I have to do something about it,” he said in announcing his campaign. “I will be a vocal challenge to Mayor Wu.”
Wu has come under fire for <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-blasted-for-white-jokes-at-st-patricks-day-breakfast" target="_blank" rel="noopener">racially charged jokes</a> in the past, making a joke last St. Patrick’s Day about having to deal with “white” problems.
“I’m getting used to dealing with problems that are expensive, disruptive, and white — I’m talking about snowflakes, snowstorms, snowflakes!” Wu said at the time.

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Boston Democrat Mayor Sued For Allegedly Discriminating Against White Restaurant Owners

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Racial Discrimination

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) is catching heat for jokes made at Boston&#8217;s annual St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Breakfast this past Sunday which appeared to malign her political opponents for being &#8220;white.&#8221; Critics are saying that Wu&#8217;s jokes are racist and unbefitting of a public official.
Wu, elected last November, instituted several vaccine and mask mandates for Boston&#8217;s city employees and various businesses this past winter.
Immediately, those mandates <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion">drew protests</a> from hundreds of people including the Boston First Responders United, a group of local first responders. As The Daily Wire previously reported, Wu implied those protesters were driven out of hatred, fear, and confusion.
On Saturday at the St. Patrick&#8217;s Day Breakfast, Wu joked that her first few months in office have not been easy thanks to those supposedly prejudiced protesters.
&#8220;This past winter was pretty intense, trial by snow, trial by firefighters union,” Wu <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/suffolk-county/lots-laughs-few-tears-annual-saint-patricks-day-breakfast-boston/UGCWB725LFCMJCURPQV65JPT4Q/">said</a> at the breakfast.
“I’m getting used to dealing with problems that are expensive, disruptive, and white – I’m talking about snowflakes, snowstorms, snowflakes!” Wu said to stuttered laughter.
Wu went on to take a jab at a Massachusetts Republican candidate for governor, Geoff Diehl, implying that his policies would regress the state backward.
“I will say though jumping forward an hour isn’t easy, but it is better than Geoff Diehl’s proposal that we make him governor and set us all back 50 years,” Wu joked, <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/suffolk-county/lots-laughs-few-tears-annual-saint-patricks-day-breakfast-boston/UGCWB725LFCMJCURPQV65JPT4Q/">according</a> to Boston 25.
In reaction popular Twitter account &#8220;Libs of Tik Tok&#8221; tweeted, &#8220;Boston Mayor thinks it’s okay to be racist to white people. Disgusting[.]&#8221;
https://twitter.com/libsoftiktok/status/1505967374381379586?s=20&#038;t=IPbfaYUNdy-8CjA0xkxNFw
The Boston First Responders United, an area group of Boston first responders opposed too mandates, tweeted, &#8221; #Boston, <a class="css-4rbku5 css-18t94o4 css-901oao css-16my406 r-1cvl2hr r-1loqt21 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0" role="link" href="https://twitter.com/MayorWu">@MayorWu </a>has finally shown her true colors. This isn’t funny. This is disgusting.&#8221;
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“I’m getting used to dealing w problems that are expensive, disruptive &amp; White”. -Boston Mayor Michelle Wu
 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Boston?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Boston</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/MayorWu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MayorWu</a> has finally shown her true colors. 
This isn’t funny. This is disgusting. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ShameOnWu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ShameOnWu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/CotterReporter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CotterReporter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TuckerCarlson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TuckerCarlson</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/HowieCarrShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@HowieCarrShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/DoctorTurtleboy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DoctorTurtleboy</a> <a href="https://t.co/eFTWomIH3O">pic.twitter.com/eFTWomIH3O</a>
&mdash; Boston First Responders United (BFRU) (@BostonFRU) <a href="https://twitter.com/BostonFRU/status/1505676783475122182?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Wu also took aim at protesters who have been outside of her home nearly every morning since the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, The Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2022/03/21/boston-mayor-michelle-wu-st-patricks-day-white-problems/?utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter">noted</a>:
<blockquote>&#8220;I am proud to be the first mom to be elected to this office in Boston.  It comes with the good and the bad. This morning I woke up once again to the sound of children throwing a tantrum,” she said of protesters outside her home. “They’re banging drums, blowing whistles, and shouting on their megaphones that I have to stop being a woke millennial. I agree. At the crack of dawn, I’d much rather be a sleeping millennial.&#8221;</blockquote>
A recently highly-circulated video showed a taste of what Wu has dealt with outside of her residence as Boston moms and parents have demanded an end to the mandates:
&#8220;Good morning, Mayor Wu!&#8221; one protester can be heard in a very thick Boston accent. That video can be seen here:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1496463591549120513
On the day Wu announced the mandates from city hall, a number of protesters sang the national anthem and chanted &#8220;U-S-A!&#8221; as she held her press conference.
In response to those individuals, Wu implied the anti-mandate protesters were &#8220;racist,&#8221; The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/boston-mayor-implies-vax-mandate-protesters-chanting-usa-were-fueled-by-hatred-and-fear-and-confusion">reported</a> in December:
<blockquote>“I’ve grown up my whole life knowing what it feels like to feel invisible or othered, and this is an experience that far too many Americans share,” Wu told <a href="https://www.wgbh.org/news/politics/2021/12/22/wu-says-hateful-comments-have-flooded-her-office-since-announcing-new-vaccine-regulations">GBH</a>. “Standing at the podium, hearing the demonstrators who were opposing our policies singing patriotic songs and chanting ‘USA’ — the message was clear that we don’t belong here in their eyes, and shouldn’t be trying to take away something that they perceive they have and are losing.”
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“It’s a very sad situation,” she continued. “Because we’ve gotten so far from the American values that brought my family and so many families here, amidst tremendous sacrifice, to be part of this special place.”
Wu also <a href="https://www.boston.com/news/coronavirus/2021/12/23/michelle-wu-hateful-messages-vaccine-requirement/">said</a> that it was wrong for protesters to equate being anti-vax with being patriotic.
“There is still a part of our society, even in this state, even in this city, that really feels like something is being taken away from them,” Wu also said. “That is based in misinformation, it’s based in, I think at some level, hatred, and fear and confusion.”</blockquote>
Wu is the first non-white, female Boston mayor in the city&#8217;s history.

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