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Trump spars with Cuomo and de Blasio over residency change | TheHill

posted onNovember 2, 2019
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Article snippet: MORE on Friday lashed out at New York Democratic leaders as the two sides traded barbs following the president's announcement that he has declared residency in Florida. In the span of four tweets, Trump blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and Mayor Bill De Blasio (D), lamenting that "New York can never be great again" under their leadership.  Trump bemoaned their treatment of him personally and blamed them for a laundry list of problems he sees with the state, including high taxes, the treatment of police and an unwillingness to engage in fracking. "Cuomo has weaponized the prosecutors to do his dirty work (and to keep him out of jams), a reason some don’t want to be in New York, and another reason they are leaving," Trump said, an apparent dig at city and state law enforcement officials who have pursued investigations into his finances. "Taxes and energy costs are way too high, Upstate is being allowed to die as other nearby states frack & drill for Gold (oil) while reducing taxes & creating jobs by the thousands," he continued. "NYC is getting dirty & unsafe again, as our great police are being disrespected, even with water dumped on them, because a Mayor and Governor just don’t 'have their backs.' He concluded by tweeting that "Too many people are leaving our special New York. Great leaders would work with a President and Federal Government that wants our wonderful City and State to flourish and thrive. I Love New York!" The thread was riddled with typos... Link to the full article to read more

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