Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of once demanding that he fire a spokeswoman — who later went public with a …
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of once demanding that he fire a spokeswoman — who later went public with a sexual harassment allegation against the governor. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” de Blasio said the incident involved a “critical statement” the aide made that set off Cuomo, who the mayor likened to a “Shakespearean” villain. “He demanded I fire her as a way of showing that she was wrong,” de Blasio said of his longtime rival. “I mean, it’s endless, and it’s small, and it’s petty, and it got worse.” The mayor added: “And I think this is part of the tragic, kind of, Shakespearean reality here — power corrupted this guy more and more each year.” De Blasio didn’t identify his former aide by name, but City Hall sources confirmed he was referring to Karen Hinton, who served as his press secretary for about a year before resigning in May 2016 amid a series of probes of the mayor’s administration.
