Originally published at: COMRADE BILL: De Blasio Screams CASTRO’S COMMUNIST Chant in MIAMI, Quietly Apologizes to Exiled Cubans | Sean Hannity
Big Apple Mayor Bill de Blasio raised eyebrows across Miami’s Cuban population Thursday night; screaming a chant made famous by Che Guevara and Fidel Castro during the communist revolution.
“New York City mayor and presidential candidate Bill de Blasio shouted a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba’s Communist revolution at a rally Thursday, drawing criticism in a city heavily influenced by exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s rule,” reports the Associated Press.
“Hasta la Victoria, siempre!” yelled de Blasio after the Democratic debate; a slogan which translates to ‘Until Victory, Always!’
Mayor de Blasio is apologizing after receiving backlash for shouting a Spanish slogan associated with Cuba's Communist revolution at a rally in Miami earlier today. https://t.co/irj2l4ccVq pic.twitter.com/qzBIapyZhC
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) June 27, 2019
“This is completely unacceptable! How can anyone wanting to be the leader of the free world quote a murderous guerrilla – in Miami no less!” said a Florida state senator. “A community filled with his victims! #DeleteYourCampaign.”
“In case there was any doubt about the Democrats running for President embracing socialism, @BilldeBlasio is in Miami quoting…Che Guevara,” added Florida Senator Rick Scott.
De Blasio quietly apologized a short time later, saying he “did not know the phrase I used in Miami today was associated with Che Guevara & I did not mean to offend anyone who heard it that way.”
“I certainly apologize for not understanding that history. I only meant it as a literal message to the striking airport workers that I believed they would be victorious in their strike,” he added.
An NYPD police union unloaded on NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio following Wednesday night’s first Democratic debate; saying the Big Apple Boss was “directly” responsible for the “demonization of cops” across the five boroughs.
“History repeats itself. @BilldeBlasio said he wants to bring cops and community together. Ask any cop on the street what impact his divisive rhetoric has had #DemDebate https://twitter.com/billdeblasio/status/1144068770249531392 …,” posted the official Twitter account of the New York City Police Benevolent Association.
“We’re working hard to get guns off the street @BilldeBlasio. You must have been too busy to go to the last Compsat meeting because SHOOTINGS ARE UP 9.7%. ‘Safest Big City’ in the country doesn’t feel that way to many especially in Brooklyn,” added the PBA.
“The hostile and dangerous environment we now face on the street is a direct result of demonization of cops by de Blasio and other elected officials,” concluded the statement.
History repeats itself. @BilldeBlasio said he wants to bring cops and community together. Ask any cop on the street what impact his divisive rhetoric has had #DemDebate https://t.co/taSPVfDVKB
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 27, 2019
#BREAKING @NYCPBA Statement Regarding De Blasio’s “Son and Police” Debate Comments
The hostile and dangerous environment we now face on the street is a direct result of demonization of cops by de Blasio and other elected officials pic.twitter.com/JDszTVf7Z5
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 27, 2019
We're working hard to get guns off the street @BilldeBlasio . You must have been too busy to go to the last Compsat meeting because SHOOTINGS ARE UP 9.7%. "Safest Big City" in the country doesn't feel that way to many especially in Brooklyn. #DemDebate
— NYC PBA (@NYCPBA) June 27, 2019
De Blasio unveiled new NYPD guidelines last week that made it more difficult for police officers to arrest NYC students who commit “low-level crimes.”
“Police will stop arresting or summonsing Big Apple students ‘whenever possible’ for a host of crimes — such as boozing, smoking pot and vandalism — in city schools, as part of a sweeping change to NYPD policy set to be announced Thursday, according to a report,” reports the New York Post.
“Rowdy pupils will also skate on spitting, harassment, trespassing and other ‘low-level offenses’ as long as school administrators can ‘safely’ handle the incidents,” adds the newspaper.
“The welfare of these students should be the city’s top priority,” said Maria Henderson, a spokeswoman for City Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger. “We should be focused on supporting them and not punitive disciplinary measures.”
