Rudy Giuliani calls heckler a ‘brainwashed a-hole’ at Israel Day ParadeBy Sam Raskin
May 22, 2022
Rudy Giuliani erupted at a heckler during a parade to celebrate Israel on Sunday, calling the man a “jackass” and a “brainwashed a-hole” while defending his record as the city’s mayor.
Giuliani could be seen on video shouting at the unidentified man at 5th Avenue and 62nd Street after the heckler got under his skin during the Israel Day Parade.
“Crime was down 55% under me, it’s up 40% under him,” he shouted while leaning over the police barricades, in apparent references to Mayor Eric Adams and recently released NYPD data.
It’s unclear what the man said to Giuliani — the ex-personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump — that prompted him to yell back in fury.
The recent “Masked Singer” contestant and critic of Mayor Eric Adams then shouted: “I reduced crime, you jackass!”
A 35-second video posted on Twitter by The Forward reporter Jacob Kornbluh captured the exchange.
During his tenure at City Hall, Giuliani and then-Police Commissioner Bill Bratton implemented a new data system for the NYPD. The system is credited with helping crime rates plummet in the mid- to late 1990s.
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https://nypost.com/2022/05/22/rudy-giuliani-calls-heckler-a-brainwashed-a-hole-at-israel-day-parade/
