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De Blasio on rise of socialists in Democratic Party: 'We needed a change'
Key takeaways
- I think what we re seeing here is insurgency, and the Democratic Party, bluntly, needed insurgency.
- Trump sounds like Joe Biden right now, bluntly, he added.
- The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
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I think what we re seeing here is insurgency, and the Democratic Party, bluntly, needed insurgency. We needed a change, because what happened in 2024, people saw the Democratic Party as part of the status quo that they did not like. Ironically, [President] Trump seemed like the guy who was ready to break the status quo. Now the tables have turned, de Blasio said on Fox News s America s Newsroom Monday.
Trump is the status quo guy. Trump sounds like Joe Biden right now, bluntly, he added.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
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