| − | '''Bill de Blasio''' (born Warren Wilhelm, Jr.; May 8, 1961) is the 109th and current mayor of New York City. A communist,<ref>[http://www.aim.org/aim-column/americas-first-openly-marxist-big-city-mayor/ America's First Openly Marxist Big City Mayor ]</ref> he is known for his negativity towards [[Police|police officers]]. In one instance in 2017, he skipped a police vigil in order to protest at the [[G-20]] meeting in Germany.<ref>Fonrouge, Gabrielle; Italiano, Laura (July 9, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/09/de-blasio-skips-slain-nypd-cops-vigil-to-praise-police-in-germany.html De Blasio skips slain NYPD cop's vigil to praise police in Germany]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''New York Post''). Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> He even managed to push for the parole board to release an unrepentant cop killer by the name of Herman Bell.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/de-blasio-urges-board-to-reverse-parole-for-cop-killer/</ref> | + | '''Bill de Blasio''' (born Warren Wilhelm, Jr.; May 8, 1961) is the 109th and current mayor of New York City. A communist,<ref>[http://www.aim.org/aim-column/americas-first-openly-marxist-big-city-mayor/ America's First Openly Marxist Big City Mayor ]</ref> he is known for his negativity towards [[Police|police officers]]. In one instance in 2017, he skipped a police vigil in order to protest at the [[G-20]] meeting in Germany.<ref>Fonrouge, Gabrielle; Italiano, Laura (July 9, 2017). [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/07/09/de-blasio-skips-slain-nypd-cops-vigil-to-praise-police-in-germany.html De Blasio skips slain NYPD cop's vigil to praise police in Germany]. ''Fox News'' (from the ''New York Post''). Retrieved July 10, 2017.</ref> He even managed to push for the state parole board to release unrepentant cop killer Herman Bell.<ref>https://nypost.com/2018/03/24/de-blasio-urges-board-to-reverse-parole-for-cop-killer/</ref> |