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.
Despite what appears to be clear visual evidence, Constant forcefully denied making the remark. During Tuesday’s regular Assembly meeting, he addressed the controversy from the dais, claiming, “What happened was gaslighting of an extraordinary type.” He asserted that he was not speaking to Brophy-King at all, but rather indicating that a seat was available for another individual by saying “For you.”
Constant also told the audience that he left the room during the woman’s testimony to take a phone call regarding his ailing mother, an explanation that some members of the public have viewed skeptically.
Brophy King, who remained composed during her committee testimony about the vagrancy crisis, stands by her account. He looked at her dead in the face and said “F— You,” she said.
The video in question, first made public at Must Read Alaska, has been widely circulated on social media and speaks for itself. Roll tape:
The incident has renewed accusations that the Assembly majority, particularly Constant, is hostile toward public input — especially from citizens who dissent from their agenda. The chairman’s behavior is emblematic of a broader culture of intolerance for opposing views. In the past, Constant was caught making the “L” for “Loser” sign at a member of the public during an official meeting, something he also denied.
It is not likely that the Assembly will take any formal action, though public pressure is mounting. At least two members of the body have privately acknowledged the video raises ethical concerns.
As for Constant, he has given no indication that he plans to apologize.
The public is invited to review the video footage and decide for themselves. But for some who watched Tuesday’s meeting, the chairman’s defensiveness did little to extinguish concerns.
Quit giving the bums free food, free clothes, free housing, free everything. Arrest those people who give money to bums panhandling them $500 first time $1000 second time, $10,000 and lose you car third time. No-one will give the bums anything so there won’t be a reason for them to hang around; they’ll go home.
Amen to all that Jeanette!!👍❤️
Nothing in this world is free. We are paying for it with taxes, and the destruction of this once All-American city.
No.
Dead wrong.
Fine then jail the street urchins that are committing multiple CRIMES EVERY DAY.
Vagrancy, trespassing, loitering, littering, panhandling, public intoxication, public drug use, public urination.
What crimes could You commit EVERY day, with law enforcement knowledge, and not be held accountable?
She’s absolutely right! Constant knows it and is threatened by it. Constant is too weak to confront the police. They don’t want to expend energy and monies in the “homeless underground” where drug dealers, trafficking, constant assaults. Harassment, break ins, theft, feeling unsafe outside your block!
So he says…
And yet he has a long history of lack of respect for the public. Shame on those who elect him.
Constant is a vile, foul mouthed misogynist, a disgrace to the Assembly.
“….a broader culture of intolerance for opposing views.”
Hard to imagine.
This seems to be the latest (D)emocrat move: deny the very thing that everyone can see on video. This guy knows no shame. And he shows no class.
No gas lighting . Constant is an embarrassment to mankind.
I absolutely dislike most of “our” assembly and/or puppet “mayor”. But especially dislike chris constant constantly complaining. He has zero respect for people who are not aligned with him. He doesn’t even give people the courtesy of pretending to listen them. He just belittles people who don’t have the mindset he has, pretty sad for an elected official to be so closed minded and a so called non political elected official. Thank goodness he cannot be elected again.
The video evidence makes it very clear that Constant is showing utter contempt for Amber Brophy King who is testifying before the body he leads. Arrogance. Profound immaturity. Puerile. Yet Anchorage continues to elect misfits like Constant to the Assembly. And Anchorage is hemorrhaging people and wealth because of a hostile environment for business. Anchorage must do better.
Get a professional Lip Reader to settle this
Typical Democrat! Always someone else’s fault, Deny the obvious, He is a pile of trash
Weird how video doesn’t lie
Whether Chris said F U or not, he’s F ing the people of Anchorage by being a misguided, unfortunately elected …
“L” is for Loser Chris Constant. What a dirt bag.
Constantly a victim. Constantly a hater of anything that is remotely conservative.
The “No Kings” protests should be targeted at him.
Then again maybe that person was his maid and he was mouthing to her “vacuum.”
Saving a seat that was available? Looks like that was not necessary, judging from the many that were available. Evil always accuses its opponents of the very thing it is guilty of — in this case, “gaslighting”.
The bald-faced lies of the raging sociopath are as predictable as the sunrise.
Constant needs to go and never return.
Weird how it is only gaslighting when a leftist is accused of acting poorly. If a conservative had done the same thing, it would be front page, above the fold in every newspaper in Alaska, as well as the lead story on every evening news.
But, a leftist acts like a jerk… obviously it’s someone else trying to make that leftist look bad.
And the peons of Anchorage are the victims of extraordinary gaysplaining.
Would someone please call Theresa Obermeyer and ask her to start attending Anchorage Assembly meetings?
” admit nothing deny everything, turn accusations on others” typical of his type