Eliana Johnson: Bloomberg ‘Reminds Me a Lot of Donald Trump’

MARGARET BRENNAN: Mm-Hm.

ELIANA JOHNSON (Washington Free Beacon/@elianayjohnson): Look, you know, when I look at Michael Bloomberg, he reminds me of somebody who has achieved some measure of political success. He is a billionaire, New Yorker who has switched parties, and has said many impolitic and politically correct, incorrect things that have offended women and minorities. He reminds me a lot of Donald Trump.

ED O’KEEFE: Mm-Hm.

ELIANA JOHNSON: And I think there may be some appeal. I— I don’t think that these attacks will hurt him. What I do think we need to see, like we saw with Donald Trump, is how Bloomberg reckons with these attacks on a debate stage—

ED O’KEEFE: Yep.

ELIANA JOHNSON: —and on the campaign trail. And he has ducked that. And I do think that will hurt him if he doesn’t start doing it.