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Mayor De Blasio Says Trump Is ‘Arrogant,’ ‘Not Presidential’ For Shooting Comment [VIDEO]

Derek Draplin Associate Editor
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New York City’s progressive Mayor Bill de Blasio ripped into Republican front-runner Donald Trump for his comment about shooting somebody in the streets and not losing voters.

“It’s incredibly insensitive,” de Blasio said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.” “We had a moment in our nation’s history we’re talking about how to deal with the scourge of gun violence. And for someone who says he wants to be president to say that, it shows he’s just not presidential.”

De Blasio’s response comes after Trump, who during a campaign rally in Iowa on Saturday, said, “I could stand in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters.” (RELATED: Trump Says That He Could Shoot Somebody And ‘Wouldn’t Lose Any Voters’ [VIDEO])

The Mayor told co-anchor Martha Raddatz: “It’s incredibly arrogate, too, for him to suggest that his voters will be with him no matter what he does.”

“You know, this is another indicator that Donald Trump is not ready for primetime,” de Blasio said.

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