How did Boston vote again?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu expressed “condolences for the death” of a knife-wielding assailant, sparking backlash on social media.

A Boston police officer who was not on duty shot and killed a man police believed to be a attempted stabber in an altercation at a Chick-fil-A restaurant on Boylston Street on Saturday. The attacker attempted to stab at least two people before being shot.

Wu offered her condolences for the death of the man with a knife in a statement on Saturday.

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Wu began her remarks at a press briefing by saying, “All of our thoughts and my condolences are with the family of the person whose life was lost.”

The police said that the knife attacker was killed after two people who were being pursued by the man with a knife ran into the restaurant. A restaurant employee who was not on duty told the man inside to drop the knife. The officer fired at the man when he refused to drop his knife. Later, the man died in a hospital.

Wu’s remarks sparked online backlash after a Bostonians Against Mayor Wu account posted a clip online.

A knife-wielding assailant tried to kill several people in Boston tonight

Mayor Wu went on TV to offer condolences –to the criminals

Unbelievable. This city is more concerned about protecting criminals rather than residents

Watch below pic.twitter.com/1VLMLVK0lg

Bostonians Against Mayor Wu @AntiWuCoalition March 2, 2025

How did Boston vote again for this? I used to live in the Back Bay. It was a safe area of the city. She’s offering condolences??? ?” Fox News contributor Joe Concha said.

Joe Lonsdale, an entrepreneur, said Wu’s remarks exemplified issues deeper within the Democratic Party.

Lonsdale wrote: “When you vote far left, that’s unambiguously a vote to protect criminals first.” “Progressive D is a vote in favor of the massive grift machinery that uses empathy and naivete people to plunder and hates all things great, noble and successful about civilization.”

Robert Holden, a Democrat on the New York City Council, said that his party has “lost the plot” in response to Wu’s comments.

“Democrats are now the party of criminals.” Holden shared a photo of the Boston mayor offering condolences for the criminal who tried to stabbing multiple people, and refused to give up his weapon when an off-duty police officer ordered him to. “My party is lost — this is crazy.”