NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson took aim Tuesday at Mayor Bill de Blasio for his absence from the city during his brief stint as a Democratic presidential candidate.
“There’s things that happen and no problem is too small for New Yorkers. So when you’re away, when you’re traveling, when in Iowa or South Carolina, New Hampshire or Vegas, New Yorkers are like, ‘We want you here,'” Johnson said on Fox 5’s "Good Day New York."
Johnson added, “They say 90 percent of life is showing up. Well, 100 percent of being an elected official is showing up. And if you’re mayor and you’re away, it’s hard. So he’s back now and I’m sure he’s going to focus on those things."
Johnson said he will meet with de Blasio on Tuesday for "the first time in awhile."
Bill de Blasio ended his campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination on Friday after struggling to gain traction in a sprawling field of candidates.
Announcing his decision in an MSNBC interview, de Blasio did not throw his support behind any candidate but said he would support the eventual Democratic nominee "with energy."
"I feel like I've contributed all I can to this primary election, and it's clearly not my time," de Blasio told the hosts of "Morning Joe." ''So I'm going to end my presidential campaign, continue my work as mayor of New York City, and I'm going to keep speaking up for working people and for a Democratic Party that stands for working people."