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Bill de Blasio

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Bill de Blasio is a Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 2014 to 2021. He was previously the city's public advocate, from 2010 to 2013, and represented a Brooklyn district on the New York City Council. As mayor he started the city's free universal pre-kindergarten program. Earlier he managed Hillary Clinton's 2000 U.S. Senate campaign and worked in the administration of Mayor David Dinkins.

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What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Bill de Blasio, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Bill de Blasio

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Bill de Blasio

Role at the time: Former mayor of New York City and Fox News election-night panelist, in a post on X

Condemned

Response to this claim

Trump says Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' losses in the November 3, 2026 midterms because it constantly and consistently puts the Democratic opposition on the air.

“You were wrong on the Iran war. Wrong on tax cuts for billionaires. Wrong on Medicaid cuts. Wrong on data centers. And the American people said tonight: No more! Don't blame me or even Fox News... BLAME YOURSELF, DONALD”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)Bill de Blasio's X post telling Trump to blame himself, November 4, 2026 · Bill de BlasioFull post, quoting Eric Daugherty's post of Trump's Truth Social message
Why we used this label

The reference point is Trump's election-night claim that Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' losses in the November 3, 2026 midterms, one of several complaints he made that night about the network's guests, ratings and polls. De Blasio, whose appearance on Fox's panel Trump objected to in the same post, rejects the claim and places the blame on Trump's own policies. That is a direct rejection of the claim and criticism of Trump for making it, rather than a dispute over its wording.

Read statementFull case: Trump says Fox News bears responsibility for Republicans' midterm losses; Bret Baier says results were close to Fox polls

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