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The most prominent official to speak out about the violence was New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who issued a statement on Sunday, Oct. 14, calling on the FBI to investigate the incident and ordering the State Police Hate Crimes Unit to assist the feds and local police.

He also tweeted a message for the Proud Boys, which is headquartered in New York City and which the 澳彩开奖 has designated a hate group for its links to white nationalists and its use of anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric.

鈥淗ere鈥檚 a message from a Queens boy to the so-called 鈥榩roud boys鈥� 鈥� 鈥婲Y has zero tolerance for your bs,鈥� . (His capitalizations throughout.)

The attacks were carried out Friday night near the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York City, where Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes had been invited to speak to the GOP faithful and feted as someone who鈥檇 鈥渢aken on and exposed the Deep State Socialists and stood up for Western Values.鈥� Those who were beaten appeared to be people who鈥檇 shown up to protest the event, although the attacks took place blocks away from the club.

McInnes himself has engaged in violence and promoted its use. He was seen on video last year punching a protestor in Washington, D.C., and he has declared: 鈥淚 cannot recommend violence enough. It鈥檚 a really effective way to solve problems.鈥�

Friday night, he brought a sword to his speech at the Republican club and performed a dramatic reenactment of what he described as an 鈥渋nspiring moment鈥� in history 鈥� the assassination of Japanese socialist leader Inejiro Asanuma by a teenage ultranationalist. As he left the venue, he brandished the samurai blade in the street for good measure. (NYPD said the .)

As first reported聽by the 澳彩开奖 on Saturday, at least three ultranationalist skinheads, including one who runs a hate music label in New York, were among the group that carried out the attacks. One video of the attack showed a man screaming, 鈥淔-----!鈥� as he kicked a person curled up on the pavement. Another video showed a man describing his beating victim as 鈥渁 f------ foreigner.鈥�

In condemning the attacks, New York officials were pushing back, either knowingly or otherwise, against a narrative that McInnes has been attempting to spread 鈥� that the Proud Boys members were justified in their actions. On his 鈥淕et Off My Lawn鈥� podcast on Sunday, Oct. 14, 聽his group was dealing with a 鈥渃limate of fear鈥� because the Republican club had been vandalized ahead of his speech.

鈥淲hen you set up this climate of fear, you have people that are going to be aggressive, you know?鈥� McInnes said.

By Monday, the New York Police Department announced it had enough evidence to 聽from the Proud Boys鈥� side, though it was unclear whether any arrests had taken place. The department also said three people 鈥� protesters of the event who were described by police as antifa 鈥� were arrested Friday night in connection to a separate brawl nearby.

Here are the statements of six elected officials, all of them Democrats, who called for law enforcement to take action against the Proud Boys:

1. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Cuomo鈥檚 office put out a , including quotes from the governor, following the attacks. The statement made reference to the 澳彩开奖鈥檚 designation of the Proud Boys as a hate group and called on the FBI to launch an investigation.

Cuomo also criticized President Donald Trump for 鈥渇anning the flames of racism鈥� and questioned why the Metropolitan Republican Club had invited the leader of a hate group to speak there.

Here are the governor鈥檚 quotes from the statement:

The bottom line is that I hold the President responsible for demonizing differences, fanning the flames of racism and division and creating a fire of hatred and violence. 鈥� These vile acts of racism, division and discrimination are repugnant to American values, and have no place in our state. Why did this club invite the Proud Boys, a hate group with a history of inciting violence? Do you believe they have a positive contribution to the political dialogue at this time?

The governor also 聽Saturday night linking to a 聽about the violence:

Authorities must review these videos immediately and make arrests and prosecute as appropriate. Hate cannot and will not be tolerated in New York.

Here鈥檚 a message from a Queens boy to the so-called 鈥榩roud boys鈥� 鈥� 鈥婲Y has zero tolerance for your bs.

2. New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood

Underwood was appointed as attorney general earlier this year after the person elected to the office,

Eric Schneiderman, resigned amid allegations of physical and sexual abuse. She isn鈥檛 running for a full term, and her tenure is up at the end of the year.

Sunday, Underwood 聽calling out the Proud Boys by name and saying the New York Police Department should 鈥渂ring the perpetrators to justice.鈥�

I鈥檓 disturbed and disgusted by last night鈥檚 attacks involving the so-called 鈥淧roud Boys.鈥� Hate has no place in New York. This warrants immediate and thorough investigation by the NYPD to bring the perpetrators to justice. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS.

3. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio

In a 聽posted by independent journalist Sandi Bachom, New York City police officers could be seen stepping into the melee but making no arrests.

In response to criticism of how the NYPD handled the situation,

the mayor 聽Saturday that the NYPD was 鈥渇ully investigating鈥� the matter. He also mentioned the Proud Boys.

The NYPD is fully investigating last night鈥檚 attack involving the Proud Boys. If you know anything, the NYPD wants your help. Hate is never welcome in NYC and we will punish those responsible 鈥� whether they threw punches or incited violence 鈥� to the fullest extent of the law.

4. New York City Public Advocate Letitia James

James is the second-highest ranked elected official in NYC.

She鈥檚 also the first woman of color to hold the job. The day after the attacks took place, she called on the local prosecutor to seek hate crimes charges in the attack and invoked the 2017 white nationalist 鈥淯nite the Right鈥� rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. That rally culminated in a man driving his car into a crowd of people, killing anti-racist activist Heather Heyer.

Here鈥檚 the from James:

I am disturbed and disgusted by the videos I鈥檝e seen of members of the neo-fascist, white supremacist Proud Boys group engaging in hate-fueled mob violence on the streets of New York City. New York will not become the next Charlottesville, and we refuse to let the actions of a hateful few define our City.

I call on the NYPD to investigate and arrest each and every individual involved. Given the clear homophobic and anti-immigrant sentiments expressed in the videos, I strongly encourage Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance to pursue hate crimes charges in this matter.

5. New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson

Johnson used his perch atop the 51-member council to call out the hate a day after the attack. He posted two tweets Saturday, with citing an 澳彩开奖 tweet about the Proud Boys and calling the attack 鈥渄isgusting and horrifying.鈥�

In the , he said the 鈥淣YPD must conduct a thorough investigation of what happened last night and bring the perpetrators of violence to justice."

Johnson, who is gay and HIV-positive, took his comments further on Monday at a news conference in front of the Metropolitan Republican Club. There, he 聽as a group of guys 鈥渨ho refuse to grow up, feeding off false, toxic notions of masculinity, rooted in resentment and loneliness.鈥�

He also demanded an investigation into how the police handled the violence, noting that officers were on scene during the attack.

鈥淭he NYPD pulled up here while violence occurred and nobody was arrested,鈥� Johnson said at the news conference, according to .聽鈥淗ow is that possible?鈥�

6. New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer

Stringer is the financial chief for the nation鈥檚 largest city, which gives him a lot of power in plenty of areas. But he used his bully pulpit Saturday and Sunday to call for prosecutions of the attackers.

Here鈥檚 Stringer鈥檚 on Saturday:

This is sickening and not welcome in our city 鈥� or anywhere in our country. The nypd should do a full investigation to arrest and prosecute these disgusting perpetrators.

Stringer 聽Sunday by criticizing the Proud Boys by name and saying he would join with the Rev. Al Sharpton鈥檚 National Action Network to speak out:

The NYPD must fully investigate this weekend鈥檚 abhorrent & hateful Proud Boys attack in the Upper East Side.

Tomorrow, I鈥檒l stand with @NationalAction & faith, community and elected leaders to reject bigotry & violence.

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