Bill De Blasio Says He Wants To ‘Tax The Hell Out Of The Wealthy’ During Detroit Democratic Debate

New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) said he wants to “tax the hell out of the wealthy” during the second Democratic debate on Wednesday night. 

De Blasio claimed it is crucial to advocate taxing the wealthy because it will get people in swing states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and Michigan to vote Democratic. “It is something they can actually relate to,” he said.  

The New York mayor said “the 1%” would be heavily taxed in his administration. “When we do that Donald Trump will call us socialists,” he continued, calling President Trump “the real socialist.”

You heard me right. Last night I vowed to tax the HELL out of the 1% and put money back in the hands of working people.

Introducing the most aggressive tax on extreme wealth of any candidate in this presidential race: https://t.co/7EXCUa9w88 pic.twitter.com/hPBW8bqbvR

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) August 1, 2019

De Blasio tweeted the statement to the president who unsurprisingly did not respond.

.@realDonaldTrump: YOU are the real socialist. The problem is it's socialism for the rich — and I'm going to end it.

Go to https://t.co/7EXCUa9w88 and join us so we can put working people first in America. #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/TunBtp2puU

— Bill de Blasio (@BilldeBlasio) August 1, 2019