Kansas City, Mo. Mayor: Yes There Is Crime in My City, But Trump’s Attacking Black Mayors

BOLDUAN It is an ░░░░░░░░ distinction that we will ░░░░░░░░ to make going forward ░░░░░░░░ versus a takeover that ░░░░░░░░ that I m hearing ░░░░░░░░ you I saw you ░░░░░░░░ quoted saying that you ░░░░░░░░ t think that Trump ░░░░░░░░ Kansas City amongst the ░░░░░░░░ that he was looking ░░░░░░░░ because you re in ░░░░░░░░ Republican controlled state I ░░░░░░░░ thinking about it but ░░░░░░░░ t that also make ░░░░░░░░ case that it would ░░░░░░░░ easier for him to ░░░░░░░░ in since you have ░░░░░░░░ Republican governor LUCAS You ░░░░░░░░ think it is but ░░░░░░░░ s the political intrigue ░░░░░░░░ fun in that I ░░░░░░░░ the last time we ░░░░░░░░ we probably were talking ░░░░░░░░ the Kansas City Chiefs ░░░░░░░░ something of that sort ░░░░░░░░ we are not BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ course we were LUCAS ░░░░░░░░ known as a big ░░░░░░░░ we were not necessarily ░░░░░░░░ mean we are not ░░░░░░░░ a big blue liberal ░░░░░░░░ Now it is easier ░░░░░░░░ attack and sue cities ░░░░░░░░ Washington New York Baltimore ░░░░░░░░ Angeles They have black ░░░░░░░░ like I am But ░░░░░░░░ those are cities that ░░░░░░░░ often in political discourse ░░░░░░░░ Trump is attracted to ░░░░░░░░ cities I think he ░░░░░░░░ have run for mayor ░░░░░░░░ day of somewhere And ░░░░░░░░ think that s a ░░░░░░░░ of where this focus ░░░░░░░░ coming from Looking at ░░░░░░░░ and I love all ░░░░░░░░ cities don t get ░░░░░░░░ wrong I won t ░░░░░░░░ them but looking at ░░░░░░░░ red state big cities ░░░░░░░░ perhaps there are public ░░░░░░░░ issues is not nearly ░░░░░░░░ interesting as a partisan ░░░░░░░░ because then it is ░░░░░░░░ governors who are dropping ░░░░░░░░ ball And then it ░░░░░░░░ not as interesting from ░░░░░░░░ a broader political point ░░░░░░░░ they re not cities ░░░░░░░░ are discussed as much ░░░░░░░░ is nothing but a ░░░░░░░░ issue against American cities ░░░░░░░░ against American mayors who ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ megaphone to respond BOLDUAN ░░░░░░░░ you just mentioned is ░░░░░░░░ cities that he s ░░░░░░░░ out and the cities ░░░░░░░░ he s focused on ░░░░░░░░ you mentioned many of ░░░░░░░░ black mayors Do you ░░░░░░░░ there s race driving ░░░░░░░░ LUCAS You know I ░░░░░░░░ there there is I ░░░░░░░░ t say that s ░░░░░░░░ the totality of it ░░░░░░░░ I absolutely think it ░░░░░░░░ You re trying to ░░░░░░░░ a counterpoint often in ░░░░░░░░ And what is a ░░░░░░░░ counterpoint than Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ whatever way you see ░░░░░░░░ and a mayor black ░░░░░░░░ mayors have been the ░░░░░░░░ of lots of attacks ░░░░░░░░ think Karen Bass from ░░░░░░░░ the moment President Trump ░░░░░░░░ to office in L ░░░░░░░░ is someone who s ░░░░░░░░ to deal with that ░░░░░░░░ and forth He likes ░░░░░░░░ pick fights I think ░░░░░░░░ sees the situation where ░░░░░░░░ s that distinction And ░░░░░░░░ the way this is ░░░░░░░░ of the best fights ░░░░░░░░ pick because what I ░░░░░░░░ to sit in front ░░░░░░░░ you and say is ░░░░░░░░ there are homicides in ░░░░░░░░ city yes there is ░░░░░░░░ but we don t ░░░░░░░░ the same prescription of ░░░░░░░░ is necessary It s ░░░░░░░░ tough position But I ░░░░░░░░ frankly this is the ░░░░░░░░ we re in And ░░░░░░░░ s not really interested ░░░░░░░░ trying to save lives ░░░░░░░░ us but just exploiting ░░░░░░░░ political issue BOLDUAN Very ░░░░░░░░ Mayor it is good ░░░░░░░░ see you Thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for coming in.”