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U.S mayor speaks after man racially abuses comedian David The Student

David The Student was racially abused in the U.S where he works as a cab driver.

A U.S mayor has criticized the actions of a man who racially abused ex Churchill Show comedian David The Student. David, who works as a driver for taxi-hailing company Lyft bore the brunt of abuses from the seemingly drunk man in the November 17 incident. The man, who was in the company of a woman declined to wear a face mask prompting the former funny man to throw them out of the cab.

“He ignored me the first time, I repeated (it)and told him he's putting me at risk and all the other passengers I pick up after him. So I just pulled over and got out of the car and told them I have cancelled the ride, they can go ahead and get another drive,” David told Newsweek.

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