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Bill de Blasio: “They were disrespectful to the families who had lost their love one. And I can't understand why anyone would do such a…”

On the recordJanuary 5, 2015
They were disrespectful to the families who had lost their love one. And I can't understand why anyone would do such a thing in a context like that.
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Bill de Blasio
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the backlash from police officers who turned their backs on him during the funerals for slain officers.

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