Will the real De Blasio please stand up? A lesson from a UK newspaper’s gaffe

Thu, 30 Oct 2025

The Times thought they were interviewing ex-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio. They were actually talking to a wine importer

It was a hell of a scoop.

Here was Bill de Blasio, the progressive former mayor of New York who has been an enthusiastic supporter of Zohran Mamdani, suddenly turning on the man whom many expect to be elected as the next mayor next month.