De Blasio Touts Height: ‘If You Want To Get Rid of Donald Trump, Choose the Tallest Candidate’

>>> Welcome back to CNN ░░░░░░░░ democratic presidential town hall ░░░░░░░░ New York City mayor ░░░░░░░░ De Blasio Let s ░░░░░░░░ right back out to ░░░░░░░░ audience I want to ░░░░░░░░ in ratasha Smith a ░░░░░░░░ professional from New Haven ░░░░░░░░ He s an active ░░░░░░░░ of the Connecticut young ░░░░░░░░ Hello mayor De Blasio ░░░░░░░░ are you How are ░░░░░░░░ doing So as a ░░░░░░░░ of a beautiful mixed ░░░░░░░░ family your lived experience ░░░░░░░░ you to bring a ░░░░░░░░ perspective to government As ░░░░░░░░ how will you improve ░░░░░░░░ relations in America All ░░░░░░░░ I think about this ░░░░░░░░ the time So here ░░░░░░░░ what I feel first ░░░░░░░░ all as a human ░░░░░░░░ As an American We ░░░░░░░░ t know each other ░░░░░░░░ We still don t ░░░░░░░░ each other enough And ░░░░░░░░ I met charlaine almost ░░░░░░░░ years ago now I ░░░░░░░░ to tell the story ░░░░░░░░ quickly when I saw ░░░░░░░░ for the very first ░░░░░░░░ the angels sang I ░░░░░░░░ violins Literally I experienced ░░░░░░░░ like love at first ░░░░░░░░ And charlaine Mccray experienced ░░░░░░░░ nothing And it took ░░░░░░░░ and weeks for her ░░░░░░░░ to know my name ░░░░░░░░ here we are so ░░░░░░░░ worked out but I ░░░░░░░░ learned along the way ░░░░░░░░ we have a long ░░░░░░░░ to go as a ░░░░░░░░ to actually know each ░░░░░░░░ spend time with each ░░░░░░░░ understand each other s ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ be done I have ░░░░░░░░ personal example of going ░░░░░░░░ a journey Ander a ░░░░░░░░ every single year feeling ░░░░░░░░ sense of understanding and ░░░░░░░░ and I think it ░░░░░░░░ both ways One of ░░░░░░░░ things we need from ░░░░░░░░ president this sounds really ░░░░░░░░ but I think it ░░░░░░░░ true is to send ░░░░░░░░ message of unity to ░░░░░░░░ about how we are ░░░░░░░░ nation yes we have ░░░░░░░░ traditions and different histories ░░░░░░░░ different pains but we ░░░░░░░░ can understand each other ░░░░░░░░ have common cause I ░░░░░░░░ tell you representing and ░░░░░░░░ the most diverse place ░░░░░░░░ Earth I m actually ░░░░░░░░ because when I came ░░░░░░░░ office there were some ░░░░░░░░ deep tensions that we ░░░░░░░░ to address and they ░░░░░░░░ some of the realities ░░░░░░░░ re facing all over ░░░░░░░░ country right now They ░░░░░░░░ real tensions between police ░░░░░░░░ some communities There were ░░░░░░░░ with our Muslim community ░░░░░░░░ were so many things ░░░░░░░░ had to be addressed ░░░░░░░░ a different message and ░░░░░░░░ different approach and I ░░░░░░░░ not saying it s ░░░░░░░░ here by any stretch ░░░░░░░░ I can tell you ░░░░░░░░ social fabric is stronger ░░░░░░░░ ly partly by send ░░░░░░░░ message of respect and ░░░░░░░░ and we re all ░░░░░░░░ this together and by ░░░░░░░░ things that make a ░░░░░░░░ we recognize for example ░░░░░░░░ our Muslim community their ░░░░░░░░ holidays school holidays just ░░░░░░░░ we do Christian and ░░░░░░░░ holidays That made a ░░░░░░░░ difference in that community ░░░░░░░░ listened to parents and ░░░░░░░░ who told us policies ░░░░░░░░ policies like stop and ░░░░░░░░ were divisive and corrosive ░░░░░░░░ I want everyone to ░░░░░░░░ this parents and grandparents ░░░░░░░░ spent their lives bringing ░░░░░░░░ children to be good ░░░░░░░░ young people to have ░░░░░░░░ esteem to have hope ░░░░░░░░ then it got torn ░░░░░░░░ little by little by ░░░░░░░░ very negative invasive policing ░░░░░░░░ that was absolutely unnecessary ░░░░░░░░ got rid of that ░░░░░░░░ healing began and communication ░░░░░░░░ between our police and ░░░░░░░░ and that relationship is ░░░░░░░░ lot stronger now So ░░░░░░░░ leadership or mayoral leadership ░░░░░░░░ voice that says we ░░░░░░░░ need to get this ░░░░░░░░ and figure out how ░░░░░░░░ address the pain and ░░░░░░░░ but surely work our ░░░░░░░░ through it I actually ░░░░░░░░ it works wonders Actually ░░░░░░░░ you know I m ░░░░░░░░ you ve heard this ░░░░░░░░ over this country wherever ░░░░░░░░ go people don t ░░░░░░░░ this pain we re ░░░░░░░░ right now They don ░░░░░░░░ like the division They ░░░░░░░░ t like the anger ░░░░░░░░ wasn t what we ░░░░░░░░ signed up for And ░░░░░░░░ s been unleashed and ░░░░░░░░ s not just Donald ░░░░░░░░ but it was aided ░░░░░░░░ abetted and unleashed by ░░░░░░░░ Trump We had white ░░░░░░░░ before but it s ░░░░░░░░ put on a pedestal ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump and the ░░░░░░░░ majority of Americans don ░░░░░░░░ want that They actually ░░░░░░░░ a country for everyone ░░░░░░░░ So with the right ░░░░░░░░ we can really take ░░░░░░░░ to get back there ░░░░░░░░ have faith that we ░░░░░░░░ get there I really ░░░░░░░░