Former Obama official arrested after harassing food vendor with Islamophobic comments
Polarization,Islamophobia,Culture War
A former national security official for former President Barack Obama was arrested by the New York City Police Department on Wednesday after a video of him using Islamophobic language against a food vendor went viral.
Stuart Seldowitz was arrested on charges of hate crime/stalking, second-degree aggravated harassment, stalking causing fear, and stalking at employment, an NYPD official told CNN.
The arrest is the latest consequence for Seldowitz in the aftermath of the video after a Manhattan-based lobbying firm cut ties with him on Tuesday.
Gotham Government Relations said in a statement Tuesday the firm had “ended all affiliation” with Seldowitz. “The video of his actions is vile, racist and beneath the dignity of the standards we practice at our firm,” the statement reads.
