Rudy Giuliani Says He’s “Saved Black Lives,” Calls Beyoncè’s MTV VMA Performance “A Shame” [VIDEO]
Former New York City major Rudy Giuliani took offense to Beyoncè‘s politically-charged performance at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.
The mayor turned television talking head appeared on Fox & Friends and gave his opinion on Bey’s performance that artistically called out police brutality, much like her Lemonade video did.
Giuliani, who did not watch the show when it aired, was show parts of the performance and told what the symbolism behind the performance was. He responded with the most Giuliani-esque response possible.
Per Politico:
I had five uncles who were police officers, two cousins who were, one who died in the line of duty. I ran the largest and best police department in the world, the New York City Police Department. And I saved more black lives than any of those people you saw on stage by reducing crime and particularly homicide by 75 percent…4,000 or 5,000 were African-American young people who are alive today because of the policies I put in effect that weren’t in effect for 35 years. So if you’re going to do that, then you should symbolize why the police officers are in the neighborhoods and what are you going to go about it? To me it’s two easy answers: a much better education and good job, and what the heck have you done like in Baltimore, when they all stood in Baltimore. I was sick when I saw all the politicians sitting, standing in Baltimore after the police situation and saying, nobody’s done anything for this community in 50 years. Well, that is a heck of a thing to say, because they’ve been in charge for 50 years. And they have failed the community. I didn’t fail Harlem. I turned Harlem around. I didn’t fail Bedford-Stuyvesant, I turned it around. Go there now. Go walk in Harlem. Then flash back to 25 years ago and go to Harlem before I was mayor, and one was a place where crime was rampant and no national stores and now there’s a thriving community in Harlem.”
Somebody please prescribe Giuliani some STFU pills please.
Check out Beyoncè’s performance after the jump.
Photo: WENN.com
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