Democratic presidential contender Michael BloombergMichael BloombergEngel scrambles to fend off primary challenge from left It’s as if a Trump operative infiltrated the Democratic primary process Liberals embrace super PACs they once shunned MORE said in an interview that aired Friday that he believed President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE would trounce any of the other Democratic presidential hopefuls in a head-to-head match-up, saying Trump would “eat them up.”
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“I looked at our national government getting worse. The way we were behaving overseas and domestically, led by our president. I said back in 2016 he is the wrong person for the job. He doesn’t have the temperament, the ethics, or the intellect to do the job,” Bloomberg told Gayle KingGayle KingCBS’s Gayle King to host live call-in radio show on coronavirus The Hill’s 12:30 Report: Democrats delay convention over coronavirus Fauci dismisses death threats: ‘It’s my job’ MORE on “CBS This Morning.” “I watched and I said, ‘we just can’t have another four years of this.'”
“Then I watched all of the candidates, and I just thought to myself, ‘Donald Trump would eat them up,'” he continued.
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Bloomberg later hedged on the statement, saying that he believed he was the best candidate to take on Trump in a general election.
“Let me rephrase it. I think that I would do the best job of competing with him and beating him,” he said.
Bloomberg announced his presidential bid last month with the strategy of ignoring the early primary states and focusing on the Super Tuesday states.
The former New York City mayor’s entrance into the race has drawn scrutiny from his opponents, in large part due to his status as a billionaire.
Sen. Cory BookerCory Anthony BookerRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk MORE (D-N.J.) expressed anger this week following Sen. Kamala HarrisKamala Devi HarrisRand Paul introduces bill to end no-knock warrants The Hill’s Campaign Report: Biden campaign goes on offensive against Facebook McEnany says Juneteenth is a very ‘meaningful’ day to Trump MORE’s (D-Calif.) exit from the race earlier in the week, noting “there’s more billionaires in the 2020 race than there are black people.”
“Cory Booker endorsed me a number of times, and I endorsed Cory Booker a number of times,” Bloomberg said. “He’s very well-spoken. He’s got some good ideas. It would be better the more diverse any group is, but the public is out there picking and choosing, and narrowing down this field.”
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