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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Michelle Wu were booed by fans at the Red Sox home opener on 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 fans in attendance showered the Democrats with relentless boos.
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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey takes questions from reporters on Jan. 31, 2024, during a news conference in Boston. (Stuart Cahill/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald)
Footage of the booing went viral on social media, providing a bragging rights opportunity for Massachusetts’ GOP gubernatorial hopefuls.
One of those candidates, Brian Shortsleeve, said in an X video: “Hey, everybody, coming to you from Fenway Park. Here’s a quick update: It’s a beautiful afternoon. The Red Sox are up by one. Maura Healey and Michelle Wu just got booed very loudly.”
In another post, he wrote: “It was even louder in person!”
Another candidate, Mike Minogue, posted a video of Healey and Wu taking a bow, writing: “Looks like fans want someone else to take the plunge.”
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu smiles as she addresses supporters during the launch of her re-election campaign at the Cyclorama at the Boston Center for the Arts in Boston. (Erin Clark/The Boston Globe)
Candidate Mike Kennealy wrote in an X post, “Man, I love Red Sox Nation!”
Healey on Thursday demanded that two private airlines stop providing flights to ICE to quickly remove illegal immigrants who have been detained, citing a recent ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis.
In October, one of Healey’s aides was arrested for cocaine trafficking after investigators intercepted packages of the drug to be delivered to a state office building where he worked, prosecutors said.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu speaks during a campaign rally in support of the statewide Massachusetts Democratic ticket on Nov. 2, 2022, in Boston. (Mary Schwalm/AP)
Wu has been a target of frequent controversy due to her opposition to immigration enforcement.
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 from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
