NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Her former campaign manager is "pleased with what she’s put on the table."
— -- New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, appearing today on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," said he’s backing Hillary Clinton for president in 2016.
The former campaign manager for Clinton’s 2000 bid for Senate said he believes she is the best candidate to fight income inequality.
“I've seen her vision and platform develop over five months and I’m extremely pleased with what she's put on the table, and has a history of fighting issues,” de Blasio said, adding he will "absolutely” campaign for her and do so “enthusiastically.”
"We have to restore the middle class and Hillary Clinton knows how to do it and will get it done, and has a progressive platform to speak to the changes we need," he said.
The mayor also had praise for Clinton's competition Bernie Sanders, saying that the Vermont senator "has done something very good for this country."
De Blasio has praised his former boss in recent months, but had held back from offering his endorsement because he said he wanted to wait until she outlined her positions on wages, benefits and trade.
The Democratic mayor is hosting a bipartisan presidential forum in Iowa Dec. 6.