A Boston City Council member who has had issues with rules and regulations has denounced racism after a viral video showed him not uttering a single word of office during his inauguration ceremony last week.
On New Year's Day, 13 Boston City Council members (including four newly elected members) arrived at Faneuil Hall to take the oath of office at the city's request. charter. Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu led the recitation of the oath, and most members stood smiling with their right hands proudly raised.
But Democratic City Councilwoman Tania Fernandez Anderson, who represents the 7th Ward, did not raise her hand or speak, along with her colleagues, according to video of the ceremony. The Boston Accountability Network first shared the video on Wednesday, but it went viral after Libs on TikTok shared it about six hours later.
After the video spread on social media, several Boston leaders pointed out that Anderson had not taken the oath properly and that the vote he had cast later that day was invalidated. . Council President Louise Louiseune and others ordered Anderson to retake the oath on Thursday, four days after the original ceremony.
“The City Charter provides that persons elected to serve at the city level, the Mayor, and the City Council must take an oral oath and sign an oath to begin service to the City and official actions in that office. We have made it clear that this will not happen.” Mayor Kure I said this last Friday.
Wu added that he was “informed” that Anderson took the oral oath as directed on Thursday. “So that issue has now been resolved,” she said.
City Councilman Anderson, on the other hand, did not take kindly to criticism from Lott and others. She first blocked LOTT on X, apparently according to screenshots, and then issued a statement dismissing her criticism as “anti-immigrant racist vitriol.”
“It’s okay for someone to say a vow without thinking to betray every promise they’ve ever made, but I’ve internalized my vow and honored that very vow by making myself and God.” Is it a problem for you to pray among others?” she asked, ostensibly to Lot and like-minded people.
Anderson's X Account Blaze News was unable to confirm the statement or its source, as it has since become private.
The description provided by TikTok's Libs about Anderson is cruel. Lott called her a “radical activist who hates this country and the Constitution.” Lott also criticized pro-Muslim and pro-Israeli people, including Anderson's suggestion of a “Hijab Day” in the city and his disdain for the atrocities committed by Hamas against innocent Israelis on October 7. It claimed to be engaged in Palestinian activities. Her Anderson X account is private but publicly available. A photo of Rashida Tlaib, a strongly pro-Palestinian lawmaker, wearing a keffiyeh. AP The scarf is described as representing “Palestinian unity.”
Lott even claimed Anderson was married Tanzelius AndersonThe murderer was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal murder of 35-year-old Iman Yazbek in 2000. report It has been suggested that they married in 2008 or 2009, but at that time Tanzelias had already been in prison for many years.It's not Anderson's either. Campaign site too bio Her article on the city's official website does not mention her marital status, let alone the name of her alleged spouse.
Anderson, who is from West Africa, has been embroiled in controversy since he first took office in January 2022. TB Daily News, independent media shows a history of anti-white bias. Using emojis, she appeared to criticize Boston's school principal and the new fire chief simply because they are white.
On her website, Anderson describes herself as a “strong black woman” who is passionate about “holding police accountable.”
Ms. Anderson also came under fire for not only hiring her sister and son as staff members, in violation of city council rules, but also increasing their annual salaries to $70,000 each.according to disposal agreement With Anderson's signature, the two left the staff in August 2022, just eight months into Anderson's tenure, and Anderson paid a $5,000 fine.
Anderson did not immediately respond to Blaze News' request for comment, but an automated email response from her office required a 48-hour response time. If she provides a comment after hers, Blaze News will be happy to update this article to include the comment in full.
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