Outgoing DNC Chair Jeered at Chaotic Pre-Convention Event

The crowd booed Debbie Wasserman Schultz when she started addressing a delegation breakfast this morning in Philadelphia, the morning after she announced that she would resign as the chair of the Democratic National Committee.

An event organizer had to actively try and quiet the crowd’s boos before Wasserman Schultz began speaking.

She started by bringing up the deadly shooting in Fort Myers, Florida, but the boos continued before she eventually acknowledged her resignation.

“I can see there’s a little bit of interest in my being here, and I can appreciate that interest,” she said.

Later today, Wasserman Schultz is slated to gavel in the Democratic convention in Philadelphia even though her role has been dramatically reduced after WikiLeaks released emails last week that allegedly showed DNC staffers conspiring against Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid.

Wasserman Schultz said she spoke with both President Obama and Hillary Clinton yesterday.

“I thank President Obama for the honor of serving as the chair of the Democratic National Committee and being able to watch his back and bring him across the finish line in 2012,” Wasserman Schultz said.

She added: “I also had the privilege of speaking to Hillary Clinton and she thanked me for my service. We had a wonderful conversation. She asked me and I committed to her that I would serve as a surrogate throughout this campaign."

While her role at the convention this week may be diminished, she made it clear that she does not intend to shy away from the campaign trail, saying that the public “will see me every day” between now and the election."

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