Bill de Blasio Tells Fox News Dems ‘Wanted to Believe’ Biden Was Cognitively Capable of Being President: ‘We Were Wrong’

HEMMER You were you ░░░░░░░░ like one of the ░░░░░░░░ leaders you know during ░░░░░░░░ 18 19 and the ░░░░░░░░ 2024 that election really ░░░░░░░░ the door shut on ░░░░░░░░ progressive movement How badly ░░░░░░░░ you think you misread ░░░░░░░░ American electorate De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ with you on the ░░░░░░░░ movement because I think ░░░░░░░░ happened is Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ touch with some of ░░░░░░░░ things that the progressive ░░░░░░░░ was saying that people ░░░░░░░░ about The progressive movement ░░░░░░░░ strong when we were ░░░░░░░░ about things like health ░░░░░░░░ that people needed making ░░░░░░░░ more affordable higher minimum ░░░░░░░░ Unfortunately in 2024 we ░░░░░░░░ t have that message ░░░░░░░░ I think our message ░░░░░░░░ unclear and that s ░░░░░░░░ of why we lost ░░░░░░░░ election Bill I think ░░░░░░░░ could have won that ░░░░░░░░ if Joe Biden obviously ░░░░░░░░ moved aside earlier if ░░░░░░░░ Harris had said she ░░░░░░░░ going to take us ░░░░░░░░ a different direction but ░░░░░░░░ just continue what Joe ░░░░░░░░ was doing I think ░░░░░░░░ could have won that ░░░░░░░░ So my message to ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Party is let ░░░░░░░░ get back to our ░░░░░░░░ talk about working people ░░░░░░░░ sound like the elites ░░░░░░░░ focus on our donors ░░░░░░░░ on working people and ░░░░░░░░ can actually move forward ░░░░░░░░ PERINO Did you think ░░░░░░░░ Biden was up to ░░░░░░░░ job mentally De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ know I m going ░░░░░░░░ be confessional here Dana ░░░░░░░░ like so many other ░░░░░░░░ wanted to believe and ░░░░░░░░ were wrong and we ░░░░░░░░ have been more critical ░░░░░░░░ Do you think you ░░░░░░░░ lied to De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ don t think I ░░░░░░░░ lied to I think ░░░░░░░░ was magical thinking We ░░░░░░░░ to believe what we ░░░░░░░░ to believe I think ░░░░░░░░ not everyone will agree ░░░░░░░░ think he did some ░░░░░░░░ good things as president ░░░░░░░░ it was clear that ░░░░░░░░ was not the same ░░░░░░░░ towards the end of ░░░░░░░░ term PERINO And yet ░░░░░░░░ were asking all of ░░░░░░░░ to campaign for him ░░░░░░░░ donate money and they ░░░░░░░░ he was perfect for ░░░░░░░░ next four years How ░░░░░░░░ did that set the ░░░░░░░░ Party back De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ think it hurt a ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people felt betrayed But ░░░░░░░░ am also saying all ░░░░░░░░ us need to accept ░░░░░░░░ responsibility because he did ░░░░░░░░ my view he governed ░░░░░░░░ on many levels but ░░░░░░░░ was not ready to ░░░░░░░░ for four more years ░░░░░░░░ should have just come ░░░░░░░░ grips with that I ░░░░░░░░ if we had had ░░░░░░░░ open process if it ░░░░░░░░ not here s an ░░░░░░░░ candidate but we actually ░░░░░░░░ a process we would ░░░░░░░░ had a stronger candidacy ░░░░░░░░ Would you have run ░░░░░░░░ Blasio No not me ░░░░░░░░ we would have had ░░░░░░░░ stronger candidacy And I ░░░░░░░░ that was I mean ░░░░░░░░ at the numbers It ░░░░░░░░ a winnable election And ░░░░░░░░ of us as Democrats ░░░░░░░░ our hands and crying ░░░░░░░░ s just get back ░░░░░░░░ the horse and ride ░░░░░░░░ because we have something ░░░░░░░░ say.”