Bill de Blasio: I Wouldn’t Shed a Tear If the New York Post Went out of Business

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DE BLASIO: "I'll tell you what I feel. I believe 'The Post is not only right-wing, not only distorts the facts on a regular basis, but is divisive. And I'm shocked, I'm shocked that more people don't come out and say it, because it used to be a commonplace thing to talk about not so many years ago in New York City. I mean, just look at the headlines every day, and look at the dog-whistling that goes on in 'The New York Post' all the time. Come on! No, I will not shed a tear if that newspaper is no longer here, because I think we need a better civic discourse. There's more and more media than ever. This is a really good thing. There's more alternative media, there's more outlets than we've ever had or that we have had in a long, long time because of social media. There's plenty of tough reporting, plenty of insightful reporting, plenty of questioning of authority. But come on, 'The Post' is not like everyone else and I think we should just stop the charade. Their presence in our society unfortunately is harmful."