At least one egg was thrown at Larry Elder, the Republican front-runner in the California gubernatorial recall election, during a confrontation with a hostile crowd while walking with his team on Wednesday.
Local reporters posted video to social media that showed an individual wearing a gorilla mask and tossing an egg in the direction of the conservative radio host, who was in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles to tour a homeless encampment.
“It kind of glanced his head,” an Elder campaign staffer said of at least one flying object, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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Elder’s entourage, which included local officials, was also subject to profane shouts and shoving. Elder left early after encountering the angry crowd comprised of homeless people and activists.
Breaking: A flying egg narrowly missed the back of recall candidate @larryelder‘s head after it was thrown by an activist wearing a gorilla mask in Venice. A scuffle broke out and the candidate was escorted into an SUV.
Here’s the raw (pun intended)
CW: f-bombs@SpecNews1SoCal pic.twitter.com/FeFx3wnuSD— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) September 8, 2021
Elder, 69, recently came under fire after his ex-fiancee Alexandra Datig filed a police report accusing him of brandishing a gun at her during an argument before the two broke off their engagement in 2015. Datig also said Elder was high on marijuana at the time. Elder has denied the allegations.
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Recent polling shows Elder with a healthy lead among a crowded field of Republican candidates seeking to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, which includes former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, Olympian and reality television star Caitlyn Jenner, and former gubernatorial candidate John Cox.
The recall election is set to take place on Sept. 14.
