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"They have the right to say what they want to say. I wouldn't have disrupted a ceremony that was basically for children, but that's their call," he said. "But look, if they want to disrupt ceremonies as long as they're in public places, they have the right to do that."
Black Lives Matter protesters shout down Ed Rendell, former Pa. governor, at children's event →
He also said the $310,000 that Washo received wasn't all bonus money but included back pay for earlier work, and that the bonuses made up for staff and committee members' low pay and long hours.
