A firefighter in New York City called out a pro-Palestinian agitator wearing an Elmo costume with a Palestinian flag as "anti-American" Friday, not far from where the city’s 9/11 memorial ceremony was taking place at Ground Zero, according to video shot by Turning Point USA (TPUSA) and posted to X."F------ anti-American motherf-----.Go back to f------ Palestine.
We don’t want you here," the man yelled to the protester.It was unclear if he was a current or retired firefighter.The man told the protester to also take former President Barack Obama, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Gov.
Kathy Hochul and Rep.Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with them.MAMDANI DRAWS FURY FROM 9/11 MOURNERS OVER GROUND ZERO APPEARANCE: ‘DISRESPECTFUL’A firefighter confronts a pro-Palestinian agitator in an Elmo costume Friday.
(X/@FrontlinesTPUSA and X/@choeshow)"Take ‘em all.They’re all no f-----g good!" he yelled.
"You’re no f-----g good."After the firefighter walked away from the agitator, someone yelled in the video, "The Jews are committing a genocide."It wasn’t clear if it was one of the protesters who yelled it."Frustration from Americans attending the 9/11 memorial service a few blocks away is spilling over," TPUSA’s X post said.HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH FLAGS FLY AT ANTI-ISRAEL PROTEST MINUTES AFTER MAMDANI CONDEMNS TERROR PLOT AGAINST JEWSA pro-Palestinian protester and others in the video.(X/@FrontlinesTPUSA and X/@choeshow)Fox News Digital has reached out to TPUSA for comment.The FDNY told Fox News Digital: "We are aware of the video circulating of someone wearing a uniform having a verbal altercation today.
This person appears to be from another fire department and is not and has never been a member of the FDNY."Friday marked 25 years since the Sept.11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City; the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.; and in Pennsylvania.25 YEARS LATER, 9/11 MEMORIES ENDURE AS NATION GATHERS TO HONOR NEARLY 3,000 LIVES LOSTNew York City Mayor ...