D.C. mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie said his daughter was threatened over a clash with a banned ride-share app.

In a post on X Friday, he alleged that the Virginia‑based ride-share app Empower is trying to intimidate him.

“The chief of staff to Empower CEO Joshua Seer threatened me that if I did not meet with Empower and support their bill, the company would send negative messages about me and urge consumers not to rank me on their ballots in the upcoming mayoral election,” McDuffie said.

In the same video, he said the clash between him and the app led to things getting personal.

“My daughter is receiving vile messages like this one as a result of their effort,” McDuffie said.

In the video, a screenshot of an online message is shown threatening his life if he does not “unban Empower.”