Anti-Muslim protester disrupts press conference over canceled Epic Eid event

A man interrupted a press conference Tuesday held by organizers of the Epic Eid event that was canceled, screaming anti-Muslim phrases.

The Epic Eid event, originally scheduled for June 1, would have been the third year it was celebrated at Epic Waters waterpark in Grand Prairie. But the event was canceled following threats from Gov. Greg Abbott to pull funding from the city.

Thirty-seven seconds into the hour-long press conference, Christopher Svochak, a Christian supremacist, walked in front of the speaker, Muhammad Abdullah calling Muslims a “terrorist organization.”…

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