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Food Vendor Harassed by Former Obama Adviser Becomes NYC Celebrity

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Scores of New Yorkers lined up to support a halal cart vendor who was threatened and insulted by a former Obama official a day after videos of the harassment went viral.

Justin Rohrlich

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Managing Editor

Published Nov. 22 2023 2:09PM EST

A photo of the street cart run by an Egyptian-born man named Mohammed, who recently endured verbal abuse from former diplomat Stuart Seldowitz. — Justin Rohrlich/The Daily Beast

Justin Rohrlich

Justin Rohrlich

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