Column
We Saw the Real Bloomberg, and He’s a Lot Like Trump
The ninth Democratic debate cemented the concerns around the former New York City mayor’s run
It was never going to be a good night for Mike Bloomberg. At the Democratic debate in Nevada on Wednesday, the former NYC mayor was hit from all sides — most notably by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who attacked Bloomberg about his history of sexist comments, stop and frisk, and the number of nondisclosure agreements women have signed at his company.
“I’d like to talk about who we’re running against: a billionaire who calls women fat broads and horse-faced lesbians,” she began. “And no, I’m not talking about Donald Trump. I’m talking about Mayor Bloomberg.”
It’s not surprising that Bloomberg took hits. What was telling, however, was how he reacted to the attacks — like someone who had never been expected to answer for anything to anyone.
And that’s the real Mike Bloomberg: a billionaire who is so used to being unquestioningly followed that he had no idea how to react when asked to be accountable for his words and actions. In fact, it felt a lot like having Donald Trump on the debate stage.
If Bloomberg isn’t toast after his disastrous performance last night, he’s going to…
