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Giuliani Kicks Off GOP Political Drive With Anti-De Blasio Tirade

By RICHARD STEIER
Posted 9/18/20

It was billed as an event to publicize Republican candidates for state legislative seats a day before the state party held its convention live on WABC-radio, with the star attractions being two possible candidates for Mayor next year and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

But by the time Mr. Giuliani was through lambasting Black Lives Matter, Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and, at great length, Mayor de Blasio, attendees at the National Women's Republican Club in Manhattan Sept. 16 could be forgiven if they'd forgotten why they were there. Or, for that matter, that Mr. Giuliani had called for the hiring of 9,000 additional cops to deal with what he described as the city's out-of-control crime problem.

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