Former New York City Mayor and current Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg is in some scalding hot water today after some decidedly problematic comments he made regarding stop-and-frisk were brought back to light.
Well, there’s a lesson to be learned from all this: All the money in the world can’t buy effective damage control. Because this is apparently the best that Bloomberg could come up with:
I have apologized for taking too long to understand the impact of stop and frisk on Black and Latino communities.
I inherited stop and frisk. In an effort to stop gun violence, it was overused. I cut it back by 95%.
I should have cut it back sooner. https://t.co/nj2hBJcQP6
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 11, 2020
Did he seriously think that would fly?
That's creative. https://t.co/BNPd6iydL1
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) February 11, 2020
That’s probably the nicest thing you can say about this.
Yes well…
Damage is done.
— Amene (@Ange_Amene) February 11, 2020
So he is blaming Rudy.
— Sann Diamond (@smndiad) February 11, 2020
He’s blaming Rudy.
“I inherited…” not taking any responsibility pic.twitter.com/XAdskz4HZK
— PissedOffBlackWoman2020 ?????? (@APDeniseW) February 11, 2020
Don’t worry, he was sure to find a way to make Donald Trump the villain, too:
Trump’s deleted tweet is the latest example of his endless efforts to divide Americans. The President’s attack clearly reflects his fear over the growing strength of our campaign. https://t.co/nj2hBJcQP6
— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) February 11, 2020
This friggin’ guy …
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