Debbie Wasserman Schultz is going to go quietly.
The Florida congresswoman and Democratic National Committee chairwoman will not speak at the party’s convention as previously planned, NBC News reports. She had been expected to talk in her role as chairwoman — but that was before a leak of emails over the weekend revealed the committee’s efforts to boost Hillary Clinton’s campaign over Bernie Sanders’ during the Democratic primary.
That fueled Sanders supporters’ contention that the primaries were rigged against them, and prompted the congresswoman’s sudden decision to resign as DNC chairwoman, saying she didn’t want to distract from Clinton’s campaign.
Also Read: Debbie Wasserman Schultz Steps Down as Head of DNC
But not speaking will also protect her from the prospect of being booed by Democrats on national television during the opening night of the convention. Wasserman Schultz tried to address members of her home state’s delegation on Monday morning in Philadelphia, but dozens of Sanders supporters booed and yelled.
The Vermont senator’s supporters are out in force in Philadelphia, and thousands rallied Sunday ahead of the convention. Sanders is scheduled to speak from the DNC podium Monday night.
Wasserman Schultz’s interim replacement is Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, who must leave her job as a CNN analyst because of her new role.
16 Famous Faces You'll See at the Democratic Convention
-
Getty Images
-
Kevin Winter/Getty Images
-
Scott Olson/Getty Images
-
Scott Eisen/Getty Images
-
Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images
-
Getty Images
-
Getty Images
-
ABC
-
Getty Images
-
Getty Images
-
Getty Images
-
Getty Images
-
Ethan Miller/Getty Images
-
Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images
-
Photographed by Matt Sayles for TheWrap
-
Larry Busacca/Getty Images
-
Getty Images
