Anchorage Assembly Chairman Chris Constant became defensive on Tuesday during the regular Assembly meeting after a video surfaced last week that appears to show him mouthing an obscenity — “F— you” — at a woman preparing to testify during a committee meeting pertaining to the homelessness crisis in Anchorage.
The incident, captured on official video, has prompted widespread public concern, with a chorus of voices calling on Constant to take responsibility for his unbecoming behavior.
The woman, Amber Brophy King, is a member of the “Save Anchorage” group, a frequent critic of Assembly policies and members. It’s a group that Constant openly despises.
In the footage from last week’s committee meeting, Constant is seen turning his head to look directly at her, doing a double take as he appears to recognize her, and then clearly mouthing the two-word expletive about 15 minutes before her public testimony began…