“First of all, the moment I heard about that incident I condemned it and I made very clear — and I want to make it clear here — anybody who interferes with the work of a police officer is going to be charged and is going to suffer the consequences,” said de Blasio. “It’s illegal, it’s inappropriate, it’s unacceptable.
“Now, to the president: The president knows nothing about New York City,” said de Blasio of Trump, a New York native. “This is a guy who wanted to go back to stop-and-frisk, which was a horrible failure.”