CBS News(@CBSNews):California congressional candidate and state Sen. Scott Wiener was forced to leave a pro-trans rights march on Friday after being followed and berated by protesters over his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Wiener, who is Jewish, told CBS News he feels that the protesters were "lying about my record on Gaza," and said he believes Israel's military actions have amounted to genocide. CBS News' @JaredOchacher has more on the incident.

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2026.06.30 23:46

California congressional candidate and state Sen. Scott Wiener was forced to leave a pro-trans rights march on Friday after being followed and berated by protesters over his stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict. Wiener, who is Jewish, told CBS News he feels that the protesters were "lying about my record on Gaza," and said he believes Israel's military actions have amounted to genocide. CBS News' @JaredOchacher has more on the incident.