Bill de Blasio: Mamdani’s Inauguration Was ‘a Love Song to New York’; ‘It Was Actually Quite Poetic’

SCIUTTO I do want ░░░░░░░░ begin though with a ░░░░░░░░ mayor of New York ░░░░░░░░ and key Mamdani supporter ░░░░░░░░ should note Bill De ░░░░░░░░ who was right there ░░░░░░░░ in the cold at ░░░░░░░░ swearing in I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you could tell us ░░░░░░░░ the energy was like ░░░░░░░░ you listened to him ░░░░░░░░ the crowd listened to ░░░░░░░░ there Does he have ░░░░░░░░ he speaking the voice ░░░░░░░░ New York right now ░░░░░░░░ Blasio Let me tell ░░░░░░░░ Jim I mean everyone ░░░░░░░░ frozen but it was ░░░░░░░░ nonetheless It was a ░░░░░░░░ beautiful beautiful ceremony I ░░░░░░░░ this was in many ░░░░░░░░ a love song to ░░░░░░░░ York from Mamdani It ░░░░░░░░ actually quite poetic the ░░░░░░░░ he talked about the ░░░░░░░░ and our people And ░░░░░░░░ think that s something ░░░░░░░░ should not be underestimated ░░░░░░░░ has a unifying voice ░░░░░░░░ terms of love of ░░░░░░░░ city and the neighborhoods ░░░░░░░░ a very distinct focus ░░░░░░░░ working class New Yorkers ░░░░░░░░ celebrating them and what ░░░░░░░░ ve achieved Even though ░░░░░░░░ hear about the big ░░░░░░░░ names in New York ░░░░░░░░ really focuses on working ░░░░░░░░ And I thought he ░░░░░░░░ an incredibly effective job ░░░░░░░░ saying I m going ░░░░░░░░ shoot for the stars ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ try and make big ░░░░░░░░ But he didn t ░░░░░░░░ look we re going ░░░░░░░░ succeed every time He ░░░░░░░░ the only way we ░░░░░░░░ going to find out ░░░░░░░░ s possible is to ░░░░░░░░ audacious And I respect ░░░░░░░░ When we did pre ░░░░░░░░ for all in New ░░░░░░░░ City right after I ░░░░░░░░ sworn in 12 years ░░░░░░░░ you couldn t imagine ░░░░░░░░ number of people who ░░░░░░░░ you know it wasn ░░░░░░░░ realistic It wasn t ░░░░░░░░ The only reason we ░░░░░░░░ to it was aiming ░░░░░░░░ and trying to inspire ░░░░░░░░ people to come along ░░░░░░░░ to move all the ░░░░░░░░ of the political world ░░░░░░░░ our favor He learned ░░░░░░░░ lesson and he s ░░░░░░░░ it very powerfully So ░░░░░░░░ think he s going ░░░░░░░░ go up to Albany ░░░░░░░░ universal child care He ░░░░░░░░ going to go up ░░░░░░░░ for support for fast ░░░░░░░░ free busses from our ░░░░░░░░ legislature And I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to have ░░░░░░░░ real grassroots sort of ░░░░░░░░ helping him achieve these ░░░░░░░░ And today s speech ░░░░░░░░ think helped him a ░░░░░░░░ in terms of like ░░░░░░░░ consolidating that support and ░░░░░░░░ energy from the people.”