Bill de Blasio says people felt 'a little betrayed' by Democrats 'covering' for Biden

Former New York City politician Bill de Blasio called connected his enactment to "be much honest" aft Americans felt "betrayed" implicit the Democratic Party keeping quiescent connected President Biden’s decline.

De Blasio joined a sheet connected CNN’s "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" to connection much commentary connected what was down Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party’s resounding losses successful the 2024 election.

He argued portion of the occupation was Harris being unwilling to abstracted herself from Biden, arsenic good arsenic the Democratic Party’s hesitation to knock Biden until aft helium dropped retired of the race.

"Let‘s beryllium honest, we‘ve got to beryllium much honest. Part of what happened present is the American radical were pissed disconnected that they felt the Democratic Party was covering for Joe Biden. They were already upset with Joe Biden connected a substantive level, not ever fairly, but they were connected things similar inflation. And radical are hurting," de Blasio said.

Bill de Blasio, erstwhile NYC mayor, criticized Democrats for not being honorable with voters. (CNN screenshot)

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"I‘ll instrumentality my stock of the blame," helium admitted. "I mean, I wanted to judge Joe Biden could marque it through. He was a large president successful galore ways. I wanted to judge helium could bent on, but it stood to crushed that helium should not proceed arsenic our candidate. It stood to crushed that 1 word was right, and a batch of Democrats benignant of kept their mouths shut. And I deliberation radical felt retired successful the state a small betrayed by that."

Until Biden dropped retired of the contention successful July, Democrats and members of the mainstream media attempted to downplay worries and criticizism of his intelligence state, insisting he was "sharp" down the scenes. 

After Biden withdrew from the race, much Democrats began speaking retired against the president, with erstwhile House Speaker Nancy Pelosi going truthful acold arsenic to suggest Biden should person stepped retired sooner.

Democrats defended President Biden from attacks against his intelligence authorities until helium dropped retired of the contention successful July. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

"So this time, wherefore don‘t we beryllium the enactment of bluntness and authenticity? Why don‘t we instrumentality a ironically, a leafage from Donald Trump‘s publication and beryllium a small blunter and a small little disquieted astir diplomatic language? I deliberation if we talk authentically to what radical are going done and combat back, I really deliberation our prospects are beauteous bully successful 2026, surely to instrumentality backmost the House and past physique from there," de Blasio said.

De Blasio besides argued Harris’ loyalty to Biden did much harm than good, saying Harris was not doing capable to "draw immoderate distinction" betwixt them.

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"In the end, that interview connected ‘The View’ was peculiarly damning wherever Kamala Harris couldn‘t sanction thing she would bash antithetic than Biden and the radical of this state sadly person go disenchanted with Biden nary substance however galore successes. So this is going to beryllium I think, portion of the past the run needed to make respectful separation from Biden, needed to amusement the American radical passionately that we would bash thing antithetic and that ne'er happened," helium said.

Vice President Kamala Harris refused to reply questions connected what she knew astir Biden's intelligence authorities during the election. (Andrew Leyden/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Harris repeatedly declined answering questions connected what she knew astir Biden’s intelligence state, adjacent erstwhile asked during her campaign.

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