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Former New York Lt. Governor Betsy McCaughey on New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg telling the President not to come to the city to view the damage...
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I talk to.
The president.
Today and I talk to you soon chiefs of staff today.
Particularly about a trip here.
What I pointed out to him is that.
We'd love to have them but we've got lots of things to do I'm not trying to December -- I know -- he would do plan should New Jersey and I said that's -- represents the whole region.
-- you think about what Mayor Bloomberg New York tactically said.
But Mr.
President.
I really can't be bothered.
I've got a city that's -- even water right now I've got thousands without power I've got boroughs that are now part of Europe.
I can't be bothered seeing it.
That takes nothing the way.
From governor Chris Christie of New Jersey who did meet with the president today.
You can read all sorts of political machinations and is we want.
If I'm Chris Christie and the governor -- at its citizens and New Jersey residents.
You'll look for -- property we could try to I -- say -- you know Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called up and said.
-- you need some out -- plummeted to come I'll take it site -- nothing away from Chris Christie getting out.
And I take nothing away from Bloomberg -- the big guy off but I will say this.
You've got to admit -- Bloomberg I mean you know man to the -- I really can't be bothered.
Some -- events anyway former New York lieutenant governor Betsy McCoy agrees the Bloomberg scissors and let's -- that.
Only did the right thing for three reasons cops.
Traffic.
Money right -- do you.
It needs every cop responding to the needs of the public.
In fact be Mayer thirty instructed all police officers from night.
Rank of captain down to put on the uniform grab -- Billy club.
And be ready to be on the street no deaths jobs allowed so we can't afford to redeploy any of those please don't let it.
You think -- and Chris Christie saying.
Hey mister president come on down.
That's a very different -- from New York City.
For example when the president comes to New York it's gridlock even on a sunny day New York is already gripped with traffic because there's no mass transit.
Everybody who has to be -- New York is in a car.
We -- got a lot of all of against current you know who are very annoyed Betsy.
Christie for doing as I always look at it look.
You are trying to help the people in your state the president has the connections with -- and -- to get the money is state.
Thanks to whatever their relationship was -- is.
That money and aid came fast and furious and the president comes down and helps us a city a state that's under water that it.
But -- our results right and by the way I don't usually agree with Mayor Bloomberg I don't -- limiting the size of my -- are reporting his nose and my night -- talking to me about breastfeeding.
But I'm sure glad -- Hello yeah -- -- -- I agree with you and all that's not a big -- and by the -- it it's not at the difficulty here -- -- in order to sodas but I digress.
You could you could say that both gentlemen showed.
The the prop respond in the face of this that I I don't I don't read -- -- political -- into either I won't say a Bloomberg about.
That he could -- Sounded maybe a nicer way to exist the president or are now.
-- a matter of fact kind of guy -- ideas.
You -- he's already dreaming of watching you for eleven hours on election night you know.
Well there there are always -- -- there'll restraints -- Jesse thank you very much -- -- -- no one knows that healthcare and better and and by the way.
No one knows is budget -- better than Citi.
And we're going to be relying on her a great deal through about the election and well beyond Betsy thank you again -- thank you.
