Division is harming Americans by turning the focus from the coronavirus plans of action to political rivalries, according to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
"To fault any president over illness as if they caused the virus or made it worse – when you know the man is doing his best to try to stop it – it indicates, John, we've gotten to a point in our politics where, I don't know what's going to happen to us," Giuliani told host John Catsimatidis on "The Cats Roundtable" on 970 AM-N.Y.
Giuliani was talking about the myriad criticism of the Trump administration by local and state politicians, while their own communities – like New York City – become the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S.
"We can't work together on anything," Giuliani lamented. "It's like everybody in your family is subjected to something, and you're all dying. And instead of helping each other, you fight with each other over as to the best way to deal with it.
"Instead of: Pick a way to go, everybody compromise, and get it done."
Giuliani, who helped New York City through 9/11, said he even worked very closely with then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y.
"That's what we did on 9/11, remember?" Giuliani said. "I never held hands with Hillary Clinton more in my life than during 9/11."
Giuliani also delivered advice to current NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio.
"Mayor, you haven't talked to the people enough," Giuliani said. "You haven't been on television enough about this. You haven't explained to them what this virus is. What to look for. How to protect themselves. And then also give them the facts that explain to them that we're going to survive this.
"The city is not going to get wiped out. It's not the plague. The more we remain calm, the less stress we impose on our fellow citizens, the better we are going to get through this."
Eric Mack ✉
Eric Mack has been a writer and editor at Newsmax since 2016. He is a 1998 Syracuse University journalism graduate and a New York Press Association award-winning writer.
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