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Mike Francesa’s takedown of Donald Trump: ‘Treat this like the crisis it is’

David Posnett — Wed, 01 Apr 2020 18:36:26 +0000

Mike Francesa has given Donald Trump the handwave.

The longtime New York-based sports radio gasbag took to the airwaves on Monday night, offering a takedown of Trump and his response to the coronavirus pandemic plaguing the nation, and specifically, New York.

“There’s a disconnect. We’re watching one thing happen in our city on the 11 o’clock news every night. We’re watching people die,” Francesa says. “And now we know people who died. And we’re not seeing one or two people die now in our neighborhood. We’re seeing them die by the 10s and 20s by the day. They’re bringing people out of the hospital in Queens in body bags. …

“Treat this like the crisis this is,” Francesa continued. “And how can you have a scoreboard that says 2,000 people have died, and tell us it’s OK if another 198,000 died, that’s a good job. How is that a good job in our country? It’s a good job if nobody else dies.”

Francesa, as you may know, is one of the kings of sports radio — but is also New York’s Numbah 1 in bad takes, inaccurate takes and “I nevah said that!”s in the history of broadcast radio.

But Francesa is also known for his political takes, as — for some reason — listeners across the tri-state area tuned in to Francesa in 2016 for his political opinions during the election year. While it’s largely speculated that Da Sports Pope cast his vote for Trump, he hadn’t publicly stated that he did. He was a big Trump supporter during his election run, however.

“I think it’s about doing a good job. His ego will not let him do anything but a good job,” Francesa said of Trump in 2016.

Francesa’s afternoon drive spot — originally from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET — is now tucked into a nice, half-hour spot on WFAN 101.9 from 6-6:30 p.m. He was recently given another show on Sundays while the sports radio world struggles to find something to talk about.

Interesting to see if Trump will be back aftah this.

Queens Man Impeached

David Posnett — Sat, 21 Dec 2019 20:46:41 +0000

“The entire Queens House delegation voted in favor of impeachment!”

Local journalism at its best:

https://queenseagle.com/all/2019/12/19/queens-man-impeached

Queens native Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. AP Photo/Paul Sancya.

By Victoria Merlino

Former Jamaica Estates resident Donald Trump was impeached Wednesday by the U.S. House of Representatives. He is the third president to be impeached in United States history — and the first from Queens.

Trump is accused of pressuring the Ukrainian government to investigate political rival and Democratic candidate for president, Joe Biden, and of withholding military aid until the Ukrainians conducted the investigation. He is also accused of obstructing the Congressional investigation.

Trump fired off a series of tweets on Thursday over the impeachment process, calling it “presidential harassment” and directing ire at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“Pelosi feels her phony impeachment HOAX is so pathetic she is afraid to present it to the Senate, which can set a date and put this whole SCAM into default if they refuse to show up! The Do Nothings are so bad for our Country!” he wrote.

The charges will be sent to the Republican-controlled Senate, initiating a trial that could have lasting ramifications in the 2020 presidential election.

The entire Queens House delegation voted in favor of impeachment.

“Today, I voted to impeach President Donald Trump … I did so with a heavy heart for our country, but a clear conscience. I did so, because, above all, I took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” U.S. Rep. Grace Meng wrote in a statement on Twitter.

“No normal person would be able to get away with attempting to extort a foreign power to compromise our country,” U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. “But all too often, the most corrupt and powerful people grow so accustomed to life with impunity that standard accountability feels to them like unjust persecution.”

Trump’s old Jamaica Estates home, where he lived as an infant until he was four years old, went back on the market after it was sold to a Chinese investor and rented on Airbnb for $725 a night, according to Curbed.

Trump’s parents’ graves are located at All Faiths Cemetery in Middle Village. The cemetery was slapped with a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James earlier this year for allegedly misappropriating funds.