JACKSON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A New Jersey council candidate known for his fiery online tirades and unhinged, pre-scripted rants is facing backlash after declaring in a YouTube interview this March, that the one person he’d like to fight most is the Pope.
Chris Pollak, a martial arts instructor and owner of Hybrid Karate in Jackson Township, made the remark during a March interview published on YouTube by
The clip resurfaced this week and quickly spread across social media, drawing sharp criticism from both political opponents and religious groups.
When asked hypothetically who he would choose to fight, Pollak replied without hesitation, “Probably the Pope.”
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You can listen to the full bizarre interview here.
Pollak, who gained notoriety years ago as a self-proclaimed New York “superhero vigilante,” justified his choice by claiming the Pope represents “a [Catholic]church protecting people who hurt.” He laughed as he added, “So, I’d fight the Pope, absolutely.”
No comment from the campaign
Neither Pollak nor Shem Tov has issued a public statement addressing the controversy. Pollak’s campaign pages have not acknowledged the remarks. Pollak continues to hide his past and his current situation from the voters of Jackson.
The statement adds to a growing list of controversies surrounding Pollak’s campaign, which has been marked by online rants and confrontations targeting local officials and religious institutions due to his affiliation with “Fags Fight Back”, a radical anti-Republican, anti-Trump gay rights advocacy group based out of New York City.
He also criticized the New York City Police Department, saying that cops ‘don’t do anything’, when it comes to fighting crime, which is, according to Chris, better left to the costumed superheroes of the city,
