06/09/2013 11:38
NY mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner argues with bakery heckler
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has had several bumpy months after admitting he exchanged racy messages with three women since resigning from Congress in 2011 over a similar scandal.
On Wednesday, Mr Weiner got into an extended argument with a heckler at a bakery as the former congressman made a campaign stop on the eve of the Jewish holiday Rosh Hashanah.
As Mr Weiner left the bakery, a man identified as Shaul Kessler by the Associated Press news agency called him a "scumbag" and referred to his wife Huma Abedin by saying he had "married to an Arab".
"Takes one to know one, jackass," Mr Weiner responded with a mouth full of sweets, before the two men got into an extended shouting match.
Later, the mayoral candidate said on Twitter he had "stood up to a heckler... that's what mayors have to do sometimes".
The Democratic Party primary election, which analysts say will decide the race, is on 10 September.