The newspaper started the mock obituary writing that de Blasio’s campaign was “dead” due to an “ego-induced psychosis.”
“Neighbors said the body had been in rigor mortis for some time,” it continued. “It died doing what it loves best—being as far away from New York City as possible.”
It went on pointing out the controversial aspects of de Blasio’s campaign such as the mayor’s habit of driving across town in his SUV to use a Park Slope gym despite denouncing climate change.
It concluded with, “In lieu of flowers, de Blasio asks for donations to his slush fund.”
“Getting out there, being able to hear people’s concerns, address them with new ideas, has been an extraordinary experience,” he said. “But I have to tell you, at the same time, I’ve contributed all I can to this primary election. It’s clearly not my time. So I’m going to end my presidential campaign.”
“Oh no, really big political news, perhaps the biggest story in years! Part-time Mayor of New York City, BilldeBlasio, who was polling at a solid ZERO but had tremendous room for growth, has shocking dropped out of the Presidential race. NYC is devastated, he’s coming home!” Trump wrote.
De Blasio joined Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, former Sen. Mike Gravel (D-Alaska), and Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) as the seventh Democratic presidential candidate to leave the race.
“I feel very good about the message,” he said. “I feel that people want progressive change. They want to focus on these working people. The message resonated real well.”
He then admitted, “We were watching the polling to see if anything was moving, and it just wasn’t moving.”
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