RUSH TRANSCRIPT We welcome ░░░░░░░░ to the program he ░░░░░░░░ been dying to come ░░░░░░░░ former New York City ░░░░░░░░ Bill De Blasio I ░░░░░░░░ thought you would come ░░░░░░░░ Why haven t you ░░░░░░░░ to visit us on ░░░░░░░░ more regular basis I ░░░░░░░░ for the invitation I ░░░░░░░░ waiting by the phone ░░░░░░░░ time we were arguing ░░░░░░░░ every New Yorker should ░░░░░░░░ the same protection you ░░░░░░░░ on guns and you ░░░░░░░░ every New Yorker has ░░░░░░░░ right to be safe ░░░░░░░░ I m like that ░░░░░░░░ not the question him ░░░░░░░░ as every New Yorker ░░░░░░░░ a right to have ░░░░░░░░ gun in your house ░░░░░░░░ he wouldn t answer ░░░░░░░░ you think every New ░░░░░░░░ should have a right ░░░░░░░░ the weapon in their ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ s the way to ░░░░░░░░ to safety We headed ░░░░░░░░ a great discussion last ░░░░░░░░ and let s be ░░░░░░░░ up with each other ░░░░░░░░ you talk about mamdani ░░░░░░░░ m not saying you ░░░░░░░░ m saying in general ░░░░░░░░ hype is ridiculous This ░░░░░░░░ a guy who is ░░░░░░░░ to be a sane ░░░░░░░░ practical leader if he ░░░░░░░░ elected I ve talked ░░░░░░░░ a lot of police ░░░░░░░░ who would like to ░░░░░░░░ all those mental health ░░░░░░░░ handled by professionals because ░░░░░░░░ shouldn t have to ░░░░░░░░ be mental health professionals ░░░░░░░░ top of everything else ░░░░░░░░ have to do Sean ░░░░░░░░ are in the middle ░░░░░░░░ the subway system and ░░░░░░░░ have a social worker ░░░░░░░░ there instead of a ░░░░░░░░ officer who is threatening ░░░░░░░░ kill people and you ░░░░░░░░ going to go sir ░░░░░░░░ anything happen in your ░░░░░░░░ that perhaps caused you ░░░░░░░░ be triggered in this ░░░░░░░░ to threaten to kill ░░░░░░░░ is that when you ░░░░░░░░ envisioning is that will ░░░░░░░░ imagine the police means ░░░░░░░░ you I chose Bill ░░░░░░░░ as my police commissioner ░░░░░░░░ by We drove down ░░░░░░░░ 6 years in a ░░░░░░░░ before Covid hit So ░░░░░░░░ s be clear the ░░░░░░░░ that police officers do ░░░░░░░░ jobs best when we ░░░░░░░░ help them not have ░░░░░░░░ deal with all the ░░░░░░░░ problems in the world ░░░░░░░░ will tell you that ░░░░░░░░ say a situation is ░░░░░░░░ to be potentially violent ░░░░░░░░ course I want police ░░░░░░░░ That is what we ░░░░░░░░ Sean let me put ░░░░░░░░ Zohran Mamdani s tweets ░░░░░░░░ means defund the police ░░░░░░░░ said there is liberation ░░░░░░░░ occupation This is a ░░░░░░░░ that says we need ░░░░░░░░ ban all guns but ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ by police officers that ░░░░░░░░ armed and have guns ░░░░░░░░ are the birthplace of ░░░░░░░░ global socialist feminist movement ░░░░░░░░ need free abortion and ░░░░░░░░ on demand Lyman changes ░░░░░░░░ central issue of our ░░░░░░░░ The climate crisis is ░░░░░░░░ separate from the crisis ░░░░░░░░ capitalism Decarbonized our economy ░░░░░░░░ all new fossil fuel ░░░░░░░░ Tax the rich Reclaim ░░░░░░░░ wealth from bosses and ░░░░░░░░ that they steal he ░░░░░░░░ to raise property taxes ░░░░░░░░ rent freezes in place ░░░░░░░░ government operated food free ░░░░░░░░ care free gifts to ░░░░░░░░ parents Now if that ░░░░░░░░ not marxism tell me ░░░░░░░░ is The people in ░░░░░░░░ York City the voters ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party new ░░░░░░░░ you know New York ░░░░░░░░ well They voted overwhelmingly ░░░░░░░░ him Because they believed ░░░░░░░░ was actually speaking to ░░░░░░░░ reality New York City ░░░░░░░░ not affordable enough and ░░░░░░░░ s a guy that ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ something about it When ░░░░░░░░ Yorkers hear free buses ░░░░░░░░ is a solution that ░░░░░░░░ being used all around ░░░░░░░░ United States right now ░░░░░░░░ think that would make ░░░░░░░░ life better That s ░░░░░░░░ kitchen table issue Debt ░░░░░░░░ Democrats talk to the ░░░░░░░░ he does about everyday ░░░░░░░░ and the cost of ░░░░░░░░ if they focused like ░░░░░░░░ Democrats would be winning ░░░░░░░░ over the country Sean ░░░░░░░░ he said defund the ░░░░░░░░ He said and cash ░░░░░░░░ He said he wants ░░░░░░░░ workers instead of police ░░░░░░░░ He said he wants ░░░░░░░░ safe injection sites He ░░░░░░░░ white supremacy has many ░░░░░░░░ including the police and ░░░░░░░░ systems This is a ░░░░░░░░ that wants to abolish ░░░░░░░░ bills private insurance This ░░░░░░░░ a guy that called ░░░░░░░░ a war criminal And ░░░░░░░░ not condemn the term ░░░░░░░░ intifada and you are ░░░░░░░░ this guy putting out ░░░░░░░░ after tweet saying how ░░░░░░░░ he would be I ░░░░░░░░ mayor of New York ░░░░░░░░ for 8 years and ░░░░░░░░ understood what it takes ░░░░░░░░ actually address what people ░░░░░░░░ going through in the ░░░░░░░░ That s why we ░░░░░░░░ pre k for all ░░░░░░░░ why didn t why ░░░░░░░░ t you do it ░░░░░░░░ didn t you end ░░░░░░░░ bail We did put ░░░░░░░░ overdose prevention centres and ░░░░░░░░ ve been an incredible ░░░░░░░░ saving lives of people ░░░░░░░░ are addicted and giving ░░░░░░░░ chance to get them ░░░░░░░░ treatment I m very ░░░░░░░░ about it I think ░░░░░░░░ law that was passed ░░░░░░░░ written the wrong way ░░░░░░░░ I think they should ░░░░░░░░ been given discretion and ░░░░░░░░ been some progress to ░░░░░░░░ that I m the ░░░░░░░░ to say I believe ░░░░░░░░ should not be cash ░░░░░░░░ where That makes no ░░░░░░░░ On the other hand ░░░░░░░░ judge has a right ░░░░░░░░ say if someone has ░░░░░░░░ clear criminal record and ░░░░░░░░ a threat to the ░░░░░░░░ they should be held ░░░░░░░░ should not be afraid ░░░░░░░░ say those kind of ░░░░░░░░ I think you d ░░░░░░░░ surprised that mamdani is ░░░░░░░░ lot more practical than ░░░░░░░░ think you realize he ░░░░░░░░ Sean you say that ░░░░░░░░ then you ve got ░░░░░░░░ guy that now says ░░░░░░░░ prosecution for crimes like ░░░░░░░░ degree assault for petty ░░░░░░░░ for drug possession Simultaneous ░░░░░░░░ You didn t say ░░░░░░░░ Simultaneous talking Sean here ░░░░░░░░ my question I m ░░░░░░░░ fine with mamdani winning ░░░░░░░░ you want to know ░░░░░░░░ because it s not ░░░░░░░░ to impact my life ░░░░░░░░ left New York High ░░░░░░░░ quality of life crime ░░░░░░░░ had a hard time ░░░░░░░░ to a restaurant in ░░░░░░░░ York City because people ░░░░░░░░ stare at me and ░░░░░░░░ had daggers in their ░░░░░░░░ I am loved it ░░░░░░░░ here in Florida I ░░░░░░░░ t know why New ░░░░░░░░ are so intolerant but ░░░░░░░░ was my life in ░░░░░░░░ York so I left ░░░░░░░░ thought you left because ░░░░░░░░ Brian cashman and the ░░░░░░░░ I like Brian cashman ░░░░░░░░ think he s a ░░░░░░░░ good guy If you ░░░░░░░░ going to support a ░░░░░░░░ and this is where ░░░░░░░░ party is headed Reimagine ░░░░░░░░ police because that s ░░░░░░░░ mamdani is in his ░░░░░░░░ words Oh yes it ░░░░░░░░ He wants to end ░░░░░░░░ bail It s not ░░░░░░░░ the party is headed ░░░░░░░░ Your friend says he ░░░░░░░░ to end cash bail ░░░░░░░░ mamdani said he wants ░░░░░░░░ defund the police I ░░░░░░░░ put it up on ░░░░░░░░ screen again Listen to ░░░░░░░░ I m saying The ░░░░░░░░ Party I believe this ░░░░░░░░ s have this blunt ░░░░░░░░ Like I said the ░░░░░░░░ day we need to ░░░░░░░░ better We do to ░░░░░░░░ where are the states ░░░░░░░░ this country with the ░░░░░░░░ crime rates and murder ░░░░░░░░ that includes Louisiana Mississippi ░░░░░░░░ Why don t both ░░░░░░░░ say we need to ░░░░░░░░ better Let s do ░░░░░░░░ by helping our police ░░░░░░░░ to do their job ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard you ░░░░░░░░ this and I anticipated ░░░░░░░░ would say it on ░░░░░░░░ program Let me show ░░░░░░░░ cities with the most ░░░░░░░░ per hundred thousand in ░░░░░░░░ political party of the ░░░░░░░░ Take a look St ░░░░░░░░ Democrat New Orleans Democrat ░░░░░░░░ None Washington D C ░░░░░░░░ Mayor Atlanta Democratic Mayor ░░░░░░░░ Democratic Mayor Chicago Democratic ░░░░░░░░ Do states have no ░░░░░░░░ for the safety of ░░░░░░░░ people Let s go ░░░░░░░░ that list Missouri Republican ░░░░░░░░ state Louisiana Republican led ░░░░░░░░ Georgia Republican led Indiana ░░░░░░░░ led How about both ░░░░░░░░ to crispin s responsibility ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is trying ░░░░░░░░ save lives and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ the ones out there ░░░░░░░░ bloody murder because he ░░░░░░░░ putting more officers and ░░░░░░░░ on the ground and ░░░░░░░░ s showing that when ░░░░░░░░ put more law enforcement ░░░░░░░░ place people are safe ░░░░░░░░ secure and law order ░░░░░░░░ That s military Wait ░░░░░░░░ wait We believe in ░░░░░░░░ policing and it should ░░░░░░░░ done by police officers ░░░░░░░░ are trained for those ░░░░░░░░ Sean you are switching ░░░░░░░░ Why would you send ░░░░░░░░ the military win this ░░░░░░░░ needs defence Why would ░░░░░░░░ send in the military ░░░░░░░░ it s meant that ░░░░░░░░ meant to be done ░░░░░░░░ police officers Do you ░░░░░░░░ the NYPD Simultaneous talking ░░░░░░░░ since Obama has been ░░░░░░░░ I ve been scrolling ░░░░░░░░ names of people shot ░░░░░░░░ killed in Chicago for ░░░░░░░░ and nobody s done ░░░░░░░░ thing and no lives ░░░░░░░░ being saved Now we ░░░░░░░░ the number 1 of ░░░░░░░░ nation on earth our ░░░░░░░░ city the number 1 ░░░░░░░░ rate Baghdad is safer ░░░░░░░░ city is safer El ░░░░░░░░ is safer than Washington ░░░░░░░░ C We discovered they ░░░░░░░░ cooking the books and ░░░░░░░░ are not even giving ░░░░░░░░ the accurate figures Why ░░░░░░░░ you be against boots ░░░░░░░░ the ground to help ░░░░░░░░ live safe and secure ░░░░░░░░ law order so they ░░░░░░░░ You get the last ░░░░░░░░ I m not against ░░░░░░░░ the number of law ░░░░░░░░ officers we needed That ░░░░░░░░ police officers and working ░░░░░░░░ local communities and with ░░░░░░░░ officers This is what ░░░░░░░░ Bratton said Real simple ░░░░░░░░ Bratton said to me ░░░░░░░░ way to create safety ░░░░░░░░ by bringing police and ░░░░░░░░ together in common cause ░░░░░░░░ can t do that ░░░░░░░░ the military Wait until ░░░░░░░░ gets to office Sean ░░░░░░░░ s going to change ░░░░░░░░ he gets to office ░░░░░░░░ think you will be ░░░░░░░░ clear about keeping people ░░░░░░░░ I really due Sean ░░░░░░░░ still like you even ░░░░░░░░ I think your nuts ░░░░░░░░ you being on Coming ░░░░░░░░ next My fear is ░░░░░░░░ he is setting the ░░░░░░░░ for a kind of ░░░░░░░░ confrontational The legacy media ░░░░░░░░ continues their relentless and ░░░░░░░░ attacks on President Trump ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party tears ░░░░░░░░ apart from inside out ░░░░░░░░ have the latest Cracker ░░░░░░░░ is going back to ░░░░░░░░ original logo Chr good ░░░░░░░░ them straight ahead Speed ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party are ░░░░░░░░ crisis mode and as ░░░░░░░░ they have resorted to ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric and fearmongering in ░░░░░░░░ desperate attempt to rally ░░░░░░░░ base Take a look ░░░░░░░░ how their friends in ░░░░░░░░ legacy media mob blindly ░░░░░░░░ their failing party and ░░░░░░░░ to attack Trump the ░░░░░░░░ bites and bee stings ░░░░░░░░ are feeling sad blame ░░░░░░░░ My fear is that ░░░░░░░░ is setting the table ░░░░░░░░ a kind of real ░░░░░░░░ Along political lines Getting ░░░░░░░░ order of battle cent ░░░░░░░░ described yesterday having a ░░░░░░░░ force in every National ░░░░░░░░ prepared to move quickly ░░░░░░░░ deal with threats that ░░░░░░░░ sees That s a ░░░░░░░░ dangerous picture of where ░░░░░░░░ re heading heading People ░░░░░░░░ to take it seriously ░░░░░░░░ then resisted just as ░░░░░░░░ of these governors are ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump s military ░░░░░░░░ could soon be coming ░░░░░░░░ other cities across the ░░░░░░░░ S and he already ░░░░░░░░ his sights set on ░░░░░░░░ next location Any time ░░░░░░░░ play something from Stephen ░░░░░░░░ Stephen Miller it would ░░░░░░░░ integrity to shout he ░░░░░░░░ a white supremacist and ░░░░░░░░ is the brainchild behind ░░░░░░░░ policy That s actual ░░░░░░░░ For him to purport ░░░░░░░░ from the Oval Office ░░░░░░░░ a white supremacist I ░░░░░░░░ be suing CNN sometime ░░░░░░░░ if I was Stephen ░░░░░░░░ Cohost of You want ░░░░░░░░ defend marxist mamdani like ░░░░░░░░ De Blasio our old ░░░░░░░░ No I definitely do ░░░░░░░░ This has been another ░░░░░░░░ week to watch the ░░░░░░░░ go down the same ░░░░░░░░ that it went down ░░░░░░░░ immigration where it tried ░░░░░░░░ say that there wasn ░░░░░░░░ really a problem There ░░░░░░░░ a fake issue made ░░░░░░░░ by Republicans Now here ░░░░░░░░ have everyone nose crime ░░░░░░░░ a problem And the ░░░░░░░░ is has completely lost ░░░░░░░░ mind It s the ░░░░░░░░ of insanity Simultaneous talking ░░░░░░░░ I much prefer to have