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Bloomberg says Trump, at this point, 'cannot be helped'
By STEVE PEOPLES, ASSOCIATED PRESS MCLEAN, Va. — Jan 25, 2019, 9:44 AM ET
Potential Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said Friday that Donald Trump's presidency "cannot be helped" and was "dangerous" for the country.
The former New York City mayor also described the partial government shutdown, now at a record 35th day, as "a complete failure of presidential leadership."
The billionaire businessman said that for fellow New Yorker Trump, "the art of the deal is simply cheating people and not caring about how badly they get hurt and now he's doing it to the American people."
Bloomberg also told a meeting of the Democratic Business Council of Northern Virginia that he thinks "it's clear that this president, at this point, cannot be helped."
The remarks by Bloomberg, a former Republican who registered as a Democrat only last fall, were some of his toughest against Trump since Bloomberg's speech to the Democratic National Convention more than two years ago. Back then, Bloomberg warned of the prospect of a Trump presidency: "God help us."
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