WFB: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Friday blamed his absence at a 9/11 memorial ceremony on his staff not letting him know about the event.
The solemn dedication ceremony honoring those who died from toxic exposure at ground zero after the September 11th terrorist attacks took place Thursday morning at the 9/11 Memorial Glade at Liberty and West streets. Both de Blasio, who is running a long shot campaign for president, and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo (N.Y.) were absent from the ceremony, according to the New York Post.
“The Mayor’s team believed they could not make the event work with his schedule and declined without conferring with him,” de Blasio spokeswoman, Freddi Goldstein, said in a statement. “Had [he] known about the invitation, he would have attended.”
Cuomo expressed regret during an event in Manhattan, saying, “I regret that I couldn’t attend…You know, we supported that memorial, I think we gave them $500,000.”
Attendees at the memorial were not happy about the absence of Cuomo and de Blasio. Maureen Fritz attended the event to remember her brother, firefighter William Gormley, after he passed away in 2016 from an illness related to the 9/11 attacks. Fritz slammed de Blasio and Cuomo for not appearing at the memorial. more here
no leadership, no balls, no charisma, no intellect, no nothing
duh blahzzzzzzzzzzzzio
Sad. Even Tammany Hall would have showed up.
Gee. An incompetent surrounding himself with incompetents. Who could have seen this coming?
judgeroybean JUNE 1, 2019 AT 11:42 PM
Incompetent staff? Perhaps, but I would bet he was informed and couldn’t be bothered with it. I mean come on, what’s more important, a workout at the gym or attending some silly event.
Then when you find out you misread the possible backlash you can always throw your staff under the bus as always.
It’s been known for a long time that lying liberals are NEVER to blame for the chaos, destruction and mayhem they leave in their wake.
To the point, this man is a pig.
But something tells me neither de Blasio or Cuomo will miss the great unveiling of the Trans Monument going up in NYC in 2021.
His butt was up in the air on a muzzie prayer rug, so he couldn’t hear them. 😡
His asshole must be jealous of all the shit that come outta his mouth!
De Blasio’s staff forgot to inform Cuomo, too?
What a couple of lying sacks of shit.
But, they’re exactly what NYers want and deserve.
izlamo delenda est …
“I regret that I couldn’t attend…You know, we supported that memorial, I think we gave them $500,000.”
Who’s this “we” you speak of? You are one crass jerk, Cuomo.
As Rush said during the Clinton administration: “The buck never got here.”