Sydney Leathers, the woman who derailed Anthony Weiner’s once-promising New York City mayoral campaign by revealing he had sent lewd messages to her online, wreaked havoc on his election night plans as Weiner’s campaign struggled toward the finish line.
Leathers appeared at Weiner’s election night party at a restaurant in midtown Manhattan Tuesday night, clad in a low-cut red dress and blocking the entrance to the restaurant. Leathers seemed intent on confronting the man whose political comeback she says she ruined.
When Leathers was asked why she was outside Weiner’s primary party she replied, “I just felt like I should. I felt obligated after being this involved in the situation,” she answered.
“I was shocked that he was so high in the polls before the scandal happened. It was shocking to me, knowing the type of person he is,” she added. “He tried to lie about the second scandal and tried to act as if the first scandal was the only thing that ever happened, that he had done wrong and he was this changed man and that’s not the case and I am proof of that.”
Leathers’ presence delayed Weiner’s concession speech for more than a half hour, as he was forced to scurry in unceremoniously through a neighboring fast food restaurant in order to avoid a confrontation.
It was the second time in a day Leathers caused a headache for the Weiner campaign. Earlier Tuesday, Leathers was spotted outside of his Manhattan campaign headquarters holding an anti-.