Andy Cohen joined the chorus of critics of Bill de Blasio.
The 52-year-old talk show host joined Anderson Cooper to cover the New Year’s Eve dance in Times Square for CNN and he had a few words for the mayor of New York.
Before diving into a brief but furious speech, Cohen drank a shot of tequila.
“That’s how I felt when I saw the Mayor of Blasio dancing just now,” he said, referring to a scene of the politician dancing with his wife, Chirlane McCray, and giving her a kiss through his masks. “I just don’t need to see this in the beginning of 2021.”
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As he waved his arms, the star shouted, “Do something with this city! Honestly, join!”
Andy Cohen (left) criticized New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as coronavirus cases and crime increased.
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Cohen’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News’s requests for comment, while a Blasio representative said the incident was “It is not the first time I have heard a drunk person complain about someone’s dance moves”.
Like many political leaders, de Blasio has collected criticism in recent months, while the city continues to face the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Melissa Fleischut, president and CEO of the New York State Restaurant Association, previously told the Associated Press that some of the security precautions for De Blasio’s dinner were a “huge blow” to the industry and could result in “mass layoffs and closings. huge “.
In addition, the politician has struggled to combat crime rates in recent weeks.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray dance on stage in Times Square during New Year’s Eve celebration in New York City. (Gary Hershorn-Pool / Getty Images)
The New York Times reports that the city’s 447 homicides this year have made it the deadliest in nearly 10 years.
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“I can’t imagine a darker period,” said Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea at a year-end news conference with reporters on Tuesday, citing the confluence of the pandemic and protests.
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The agency noted that, outside of homicides, car thefts and shoplifting shook the city this year, as well as robberies and shootings at bodegas in several neighborhoods.