Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin de León was involved in a fight at a Christmas tree lighting event. He said he was “assaulted” by “self-proclaimed activists.”
City Councilmember Kevin de León was involved in a fight during his attendance at a Christmas tree lighting event Friday night in the city.
"The escalating rhetoric is hitting a fever pitch, transcending from verbal threats into actual acts of violence and must end before more serious harm or loss of life occurs," the councilmember continued."Violence is not free speech and has no place in politics or democracy." No suspects were taken into custody in connection with Friday's attack. The incident remains under investigation.himself, former council President Nury Martinez, outgoing Councilman Gil Cedillo and a labor union leader engaging in a closed-door city council meeting that included racist language. Martinez resigned amid the outrage and Cedillo lost his re-election bid in June.
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