Bill de Blasio: Trump is politicizing a pandemic

New York mayor Bill de Blasio tells CNN's John Berman that President Trump is politicizing the coronavirus pandemic by discussing 'red states' and 'blue states' when it comes to funding and stimulus money to help fight Covid-19.

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  1. It is really fascinating living in the UK and watching my home country fail miserably at handling this. I do think that there are definitely some bright spots in the response in the US, but that has more to do with the states than Trump’s handling. For example, in Michigan, Gov. Whitmer is standing strong in the face of heavily armed people storming the capitol building. Also, Gov. Hogan of Maryland has managed to buy 500,000 tests from South Korea, but he has had to store them in a secret location and guard them with the Maryland national guard to prevent the federal government from stealing the tests. Stay strong America! We are praying for you!

    1. @Peyton G i pulled up your content, you sooo pathetic. You are a fraud just like trump.😤

    2. Thomas Hatchett Thanks but honestly don’t listen to this horseshit One side Democrat lies , that’s why it’s called fake news , the states generate billions of dollars every year but greedy bastards like this one pocket more than their share , and never prepare for an emergency,instead ask the Federal Government to do the job they’re paid to do. The president is wise in not giving them more money 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    1. When you are a crooked, low life, scumbag businessman turned corrupt politician to steal for your family like tRump, you can expect this kind of Twilight Zone stuff.

    2. Apparently Deblasio isnt a “politician” now ? Thats what they do. Literally the meaning of the word. Fucktard.

    3. I see people are quite confused as to what I meant by my question. I’d clear it up, but the back and forth bickering is way too entertaining, I must admit.

    4. samsung a10 You are a master of verbal dysentery. Nothing you wrote makes any sense.

    5. Why are the democrats trying to schedule another House Hearing for the 5th time in the past 4 years to question Dr Fauci without a valid reason and not working on this pandemic for the American people? $140M Net Worth Nancy and fiends want to see people die and trump fail so she can laugh her way to the polls supporting Biden. It’s ALL about politics with the demo-commies!

    1. I think mayor De Blasio did a great job of killing off his libtards they should vote him in again…😁👍

    2. Mike Smith man this is the third comment I’ve seen you reply to using the word “libtard” in the comment… you got anything else better to do or say?

    3. @I know I’m wrong but nope just setting here waitting to be off loaded.. picking on the mentally ill. Im having lots of fun to

  2. “New York City is suspending 24-hour subway service to start disinfecting subway cars.”…🤔

    It’s May, this should have been done long time ago.

    1. Just think had it been up to Trump , he would have said the whole thing was just a waste of money!

    1. That sentence didn’t make a bit of sense. I have no idea what you’re trying to say.

    2. @The Light Side I think he/she is trying to say that Trump would lock up anyone who accuses of him. I hope that is the case or it will be a really really stupid comment.

    3. Keep Mayor de Blasio free..He is doing the best he can to kill off his libtards .. I give him an A+

  3. Some of the comments that I read are just mind blowing with ignorance and incoherence! 🤦🏻‍♀️😡

    1. Beatrice Asarte No, I’m far from perfect of being a genius, I don’t agreed with the spreading of negative or false information among Americans. This is why there’s so much uncertainty and chaos among us! I’m guessing that your ok, by negativity and aggressiveness of posts on here!

    2. All poor libtard we can send you a sympathy card…all i need is your bank account information…😁☝️

    3. Wasn’t it de Blasio who paraded in the streets kissing and hugging everyone, even though deaths had already started in NY? YEPPER 🙂

      enjoy the ratings once the country is opened back up 🙂 CNN LMAO

  4. “People who elect corrupt politicians are not victims but accomplices” George Orwell

    1. @Robert Clawson – The DNC gave us Clinton & Obama. What’s to show for it? ZIP!

  5. Prediction: New York and its partners will have to come to a point where they ban other states residents from visiting when the virus overruns these other states. New York and NE states will shoulder the economy for the rest of the nation, while the virus runs rampant. The same with the West Coast.

    1. New York is broke because they can’t manage their state properly.
      The only state that needs to be banned is New York from entering other states, they have completely failed to manage the pandemic in their State.

    2. @Alan aka FANG New York had a surplus of money, and they also put in more federal dollars to the government than they get back and that money goes to states who are always nearly in debt, and barely scraping by. I live in one of those Red states.

    3. @ursaltydog salty aren’t you buddy 😂
      All that aside De Blasio and Cuomo’s poor mismanagement of the pandemic is disgusting.

  6. He is only interested in the re-election so that he and his family become even richer in life. Nobody cares about the government…
    This government has failed to rule for three years and blames the old president embarrassingly for himself and takes no responsibility!!!

    1. @Robin don’t bring Russia into this this u dumbass. The Russians come here and want to be Americanized. The Chinese wanna turn this country into China u dumbass. Know facts before u open Moronic mouth

    2. ​@peter vargas Indeed they are, Peter. it’s both very sad and extremely funny – i can’t imagine what it must be like to be so unaware of my surroundings that I must rely on CNN’s history rewritten propaganda – cheers

    3. B.D. Almas most people just don’t have the time to read or watch what’s going on . So I have some understanding. It’s sad that our so called news both fox and cnn,msnbc,abc and which ever other one there is . Choose sides in this rather than telling news how it is . This kind of mis information should be a crime .

    4. @peter vargas yes sir it should. and I don’t believe people are not paying attention since 99.9% of them have smartphones with constant news updates. but yeah man, even Fox since the parent corp was purchased by Disney last year is going full on left. I enjoy Tucker Carlson he has his biases but he does a better job than all of them calling out both sides. He’s been doing it for years – still I’m sure Disney has him on the chopping block now . sad

  7. ” when the people are afraid of their government it’s called TYRANNY
    When the Government is afraid of the people it’s called, LIBERTY!

    1. @Dave S Trump NEVER shut anything down! He’s trying to open up the country. Know what you’re talking about!

    2. @J P Trump killed 70,000 americans too #1 of deaths in the world after calling Corona a hoax for months….. what an idiot.

    3. @Andrew Gocken
      Moron. NY and California SUPPORT all y’all BLUE states. Way more welfare and handouts to Republican voters

    4. @snapdragonfly66 Im not Republican for one turd. Second, live in any of those places. Move there. Go on.

  8. Now there down playing the deaths in N.Y. 1 report says 25, 000 alone just in NY , sickening.

  9. The symbol of the great bald eagle of this country cannot fly with one wing, it takes both the left and right wing’s to take flight.

  10. I think first and foremost they should trust in Allahu The one The Almighty Creator, and start opening by zones. For instance 2 – 5 km radius zones and observe the people for one week, if there is any infection. When its safe, therefore opens next 2 -5 km zones.

    1. Elijaha Andre There’s no reason to give risk pay to someone who has a minuscule chance of dying

    2. @Robert Antonescu i dont think people want to chance it regardless of statistics. Additionally, one can act as an asymptomatic vector to other more vulnerable people. Its just going to take time with infection rates very low, well established therapeutics. and a vaccine.

    3. JBW Man, i guarantee your daughter who is a teacher needs to put food on her table. Parents need kids to go to school so they can go to work. 30 million+ people have already lost their jobs to this virus. It is literally a fact that your daughter who i assume is well under 60 is much more likely to die in a car accident than she is from corona. you need to stop spreading fear. the world needs to continue spinning. those over 60 need to be given the option of getting continuous unemployment benefits while everyone else goes back to work with masks. the general population is at an extremely small risk. your daughter is more likely to get murdered, and i mean that quite literally.

    4. @Robert Antonescu First, nowhere in my statement did I spread fear. I merely posited potential things people consider when deciding to go out. Secondly, she lives with us currently so its not a big deal for her. And actually shes been doing fine remotely with her students. A great side effect of this pandemic is that the remote system has been exercised. My point was that its going to take time for people to feel comfortable.Yes they need money. But perhaps they will adopt mechanisms to feel and be safer whilst being social. Some will. Some wont. As more people go out, more people will go out. Unless, of course, there is a rebound. We’ll see.

    5. @Robert Antonescu Im in Silicon Valley. We have about 2000 cases in a population of 2 million. So about 1 on 1000 are infected, but it will probably drop.. The odds of getting murdered are 1 in 18000. It depends where you live and when you sample.

  11. OH OH OH!! HE DOESN’T REPORT TAXES, BUT HE WANTS TO GIVE OUR TAX TO HIS FAVORITE ONES!!!

  12. The leaders of these armed protestors are all quarantined at home stocked with food and masks, laughing their asses off.

  13. If you take into consideration the infection rate we now know is likely accurate… It was never a pandemic, never a global epidemic, never did it rise faster than normal spread. …you are the one politicizing a “pandemic”

    1. People are getting too involved in the ‘he said, she saids’ but one key question that they missed is; number of lives lost due to lockdown, and what is the cv death rate vs average death rate? They keep saying virus, but their eyes say something else

  14. anyone holding a cross in this day and age is just closing their eyes and hoping for the best instead of learning actual biology.

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