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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were booed by fans at the Red Sox home opener Friday.
The two Democratic politicians took the field at Fenway Park before Friday’s game against the San Diego Padres for a pregame ceremony.
And the more than 36,000 supporters present flooded the Democrats with incessant boos.
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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey answers questions from reporters, January 31, 2024, during a press conference in Boston. (Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
Footage of the boos went viral on social media, providing a bragging opportunity for Massachusetts’ GOP gubernatorial candidates.
One of those contestants, Brian Shortsleeve, said in an X-rated video: “Hey, everyone, I’m from Fenway Park. Here’s a quick update: It’s a beautiful afternoon. The Red Sox are up by one run. Maura Healey and Michelle Wu just got booed real hard.”
In another post, he wrote: “It was even stronger in person!”
Another contestant, Mike Minogue, posted a video of Healey and Wu getting booed, writing: “Seems like the fans want someone else to live up to it.”
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu smiles as she addresses supporters during her re-election campaign launch at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe)
Contestant Mike Kennealy wrote in an X-post: “Man, I love Red Sox Nation!”
Healey demanded Thursday that two private airlines stop providing flights to ICE in order to quickly evacuate illegal immigrants who have been detained, citing a recent shooting involving ICE in Minneapolis.
In October, one of Healey’s aides was arrested on cocaine trafficking charges after investigators intercepted packages containing the drug that were to be delivered to a state office building where he worked, prosecutors said.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at a statewide campaign rally in support of the Massachusetts Democratic ticket, November 2, 2022, in Boston. (Mary Schwalm/AP)
Wu has been the target of frequent controversy due to his resistance to immigration measures.
In February, Wu accused federal immigration agents of conducting “unconstitutional” operations in the city and ordered the public release of surveillance and body camera footage of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s actions.
