Watch: Floridians boo Wasserman Schultz ahead of DNC
Debbie Wasserman Schultz had an abysmal weekend and Monday morning started out no better for her. Her fellow Floridians loudly booed her when she spoke at her home state's delegate breakfast Monday morning.
In videos from the breakfast, protesters -- some holding Bernie Sanders signs -- shouted over Wasserman Schultz as she attempted to speak in favor of Hillary Clinton.
Protesters can be heard yelling, "you robbed us" and "shame" throughout her speech, while holding signs saying "Thanks for the help, Debbie" and "Emails." Security also escorted her out after she spoke, as U.S. News' Dave Catanese reported.
Schultz acknowledged the protesters in her speech.
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"We know that the voices in this room that are standing up and being disruptive -- we know that that's not the Florida we know," she told the crowd. "The Florida that we know is united."
Schultz is under fire after leaked emails showed DNC officials discussing ways to help Clinton defeat Sanders in the Democratic primaries. The controversy led to her Sunday announcement that she would resign after the convention and news that she would not have a major speaking role at the convention. However, she still intends to gavel in the convention, Clinton spokesperson Robby Mook said on Monday.
Fellow Democrats criticized Wasserman-Schultz -- Ed Rendell has said he wouldn't have let her speak at the convention. One top Democratic official described Wasserman-Schultz to CNN as "quarantined."
Schultz will be stepping down as DNC chair after the convention, but on Monday morning, she said she will still maintain an active role as a Clinton campaign surrogate. On Sunday Clinton said in a statement that she was appointing Wasserman-Schultz as "honorary chair of my campaign's 50-state program."
"You will see me every day between now and November 8 on the campaign trail," Wasserman-Schultz said, over shouts.
DNC Vice Chair Donna Brazile will take over as interim chair of the party after Wasserman-Schultz steps down.
The scandal is an unwanted distraction as the Democratic Party tries to paint itself as paint itself as unified at the four-day convention.