Tom Steyer is running for Governor of California. Today, while at a community appearance, a knife was pulled on him and his staff.
Protester pulls knife on Tom Steyer staffer at LA campaign event - as wild video shows angry activists confronting billionaire https://t.co/SJr9tFebQL pic.twitter.com/HxROGCQlSX
— New York Post (@nypost) May 23, 2026
A protester at a Los Angeles campaign event hosted by California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer pulled a knife on his staff — as angry agitators blocked his SUV while shouting down the progressive billionaire.
Steyer had been attending a gathering last Saturday at ORA Cafe in Leimert Park, during which he told a crowd of black voters that they are owed a “gigantic debt” and that the black community is “the moral leader of the United States,” journalist Maeve Reston reported.
The event took a turn when a group of protesters arrived and things turned ugly.
“Tom attended an event in Leimert Park last Saturday to meet voters,” a Steyer spokesperson told The California Post.
“After the event was over, staff escorted him to a vehicle in the alleyway because protesters were present, including one individual who had pulled a knife on campaign staff. The campaign did not contact CHP or request a security escort.”
The crowd clearly wasn't buying his ridiculous rhetoric. What a goofball.
Give people a little more credit than the pandering.
pic.twitter.com/y4fqo2Ym1k https://t.co/ZmTrDXJPWa
— AltAzn (@Alt_Azn) May 23, 2026
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The Welcome Wagon showed up. https://t.co/uRRV2RR2MQ
— potterylover (@potterylover) May 23, 2026
Instead of wine and cookies, Steyer and staff got knives and vandalism.
The Democratic Party @DNC built this massive web of identity politics, reparations activism, and grievance movements — and now it’s spinning out of control.
— JezebellePNW (@JezebellePNW) May 23, 2026
A protester pulling a knife on Tom Steyer’s staffer in LA isn’t “passion.” It’s dangerous. No one’s life should be at risk… https://t.co/I71fO7UKUG
They created the monster and now they can't control it.
— R J (@mpjuryn) May 23, 2026
This is all Democrats, actually.
Fun fact!
— The Pipeline Podcast 2025 (@PipelinePod2025) May 23, 2026
An angry activist, or a protester that pulls a knife, is not actually a protester.
Some proper terms for this include: rioter, criminal, vigilante, thug, or low life.
He pandered to them and they still want to kill him. Dems created a monster they can’t control
— JC (@Quato2) May 23, 2026
Some people never read 'Frankenstein' and it shows.
Why didn't anyone call the police? Oh, right. Bcuz pandering Steyer is so desperate for votes, he'll turn a blind eye when a certain group acts lawlessly.
— FreeStrum 🇺🇲 (@FreedomStrummer) May 23, 2026
If it were a white dude, no doubt he'd be make the media rounds about white supremacy and the violent right.
Clown show.🤡
Oh, it would be non-stop coverage about the violence of white men and how they are the scourge of America.
Big tent Democratic party accepts those who identify as knives too... pic.twitter.com/Mfa3uWxnXX
— Texas Guy (@TexasPirate88) May 23, 2026
Political disagreements should never escalate into violence. Hoping everyone involved is safe and that tensions are handled peacefully.
— Mawazo Ngwena (@Nmawazo) May 23, 2026
Amen.