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De Blasio Joins Chorus of Local Officials Calling For President Trump's Ouster

  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is joining others in calling for President Trump’s removal from office after yesterday’s deadly chaos at the Capitol building.   

De Blasio says he’s watched the systematic building of a racist nationalist movement by President Trump.  He blames Trump for as he puts it inciting a mob to do violence against our democratic institution.

“That is sedition. That is treason. He shouldn’t be President anymore. He is a dangerous man.”

The mayor is also furious that there wasn’t much heavier security at the Capitol building.

“Security officials made that decision. Who are those people. They need to come forward and answer for what they did. My fear is they did it on purpose.”

 
 

Alexandra Hill began her work with WBGO in June of 2012 in the news department. A graduate of the Rutgers Newark journalism program, Alexandra was also a student of WBGO News Director Doug Doyle. Alexandra has since become the lead general assignment reporter, afternoon news anchor, and producer of the award winning live call in show Newark Today. Since working for WBGO Alexandra has covered politics in and around Newark including the 2014 mayoral campaign of Mayor Ras Baraka as well as the senate campaigns of former Newark Mayor and now U.S. Senator Cory Booker in both 2013 and 2014. Alexandra also covers a host of human-interest stories, and has been recognized by the New York Association Of Black Journalists for her piece entitled Sheltering Newark’s Homeless.