Bill De Blasio: Bloomberg only apologized for stop and frisk because of presidential bid

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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio trashed his predecessor Michael Bloomberg for flipping on his support of stop and frisk just before he announced his campaign for the presidency.

“One hundred percent [phony],” de Blasio told Hannity on Wednesday. “If he were not running for president right now, we still wouldn’t have that apology.”

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