De Blasio Says Murder of Timothy Caughman is ‘Clearly Related to Rhetoric of Donald Trump’
New York City liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio finally speaks about the horrific killing of a black homeless man by a white supremacist in Midtown Manhattan as a “domestic racist terrorism” that is “clearly related to the rhetoric of Donald Trump.”
“This is domestic, racist terrorism,” de Blasio said on his weekly #AskTheMayor radio segment with Brian Lehrer. “The challenge here is that a dynamic of hatred has been growing in this country over the last year or more. It’s particularly come out in the open after the election and it’s clearly related to the rhetoric of Donald Trump and even other candidates during the Presidential election that have unleashed forces of …show more content…
“Yesterday, I made clear we wanted to talk about the mansion tax,” de Blasio responded when ask why he is less transparent compare to his predecessors. “The reporters didn’t have a single question about a tax on the wealthy. It would help 25,000 senior citizens. If they’re more interested in other matters, that’s their prerogative. But I was holding a discussion about the mansion tax.”
The mayor added, “If the City Hall press corps doesn’t want to talk about affordable housing, that’s their choice. But then they’re not listening to what their readers care about. We have a particular approach to how we bring up each issue and how we discuss each issue, but there’s plenty of transparency.”
Since November, de Blasio has continuously put the blame directly on Trump for the increase in hate crime incidents in New York City.
“Do I blame Donald Trump for using hate speech during his campaign?” de Blasio said during a press conference after election day. “Absolutely. It’s a fact. He said horrible things about Muslims, about
New York City liberal Mayor Bill de Blasio finally speaks about the horrific killing of a black homeless man by a white supremacist in Midtown Manhattan as a “domestic racist terrorism” that is “clearly related to the rhetoric of Donald Trump.”
“This is domestic, racist terrorism,” de Blasio said on his weekly #AskTheMayor radio segment with Brian Lehrer. “The challenge here is that a dynamic of hatred has been growing in this country over the last year or more. It’s particularly come out in the open after the election and it’s clearly related to the rhetoric of Donald Trump and even other candidates during the Presidential election that have unleashed forces of …show more content…
“Yesterday, I made clear we wanted to talk about the mansion tax,” de Blasio responded when ask why he is less transparent compare to his predecessors. “The reporters didn’t have a single question about a tax on the wealthy. It would help 25,000 senior citizens. If they’re more interested in other matters, that’s their prerogative. But I was holding a discussion about the mansion tax.”
The mayor added, “If the City Hall press corps doesn’t want to talk about affordable housing, that’s their choice. But then they’re not listening to what their readers care about. We have a particular approach to how we bring up each issue and how we discuss each issue, but there’s plenty of transparency.”
Since November, de Blasio has continuously put the blame directly on Trump for the increase in hate crime incidents in New York City.
“Do I blame Donald Trump for using hate speech during his campaign?” de Blasio said during a press conference after election day. “Absolutely. It’s a fact. He said horrible things about Muslims, about