Mayor Bill de Blasio threw cold water on former boss Hillary Clinton's unveiling of her presidential candidacy Sunday, saying he isn't yet ready to endorse her run.
"Like a lot of people in this country, I want to see a vision," de Blasio said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We need to see the substance."
De Blasio, who served as Clinton's campaign manager when she ran for the US Senate in New York, stressed that she needs to outline a clear vision on how to address wage disparities to get his support.
"Here's the bottom line — the income inequality crisis in this country is out of control," he said. "That has to be addressed."
Hizzoner has pushed for higher taxes on the wealthy, "progressive taxation" and higher wages and benefits for workers.
Clinton, who is considered more moderate than the leftist de Blasio, has spoken out on income inequality in recent weeks but is considered by many to be weak on the issue due partly to her family's wealth. Clinton said last summer that her family was "dead broke" when they left the White House, a statement that drew scorn from critics.
De Blasio said his criteria for endorsing a Democrat will be the same for all candidates: He'll need to have a clearer sense of their vision before deciding.
He slammed Republicans such as Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky for offering a "trickle down" solution on the issue of income inequality.
He also praised Clinton's record.
"I think she has a very progressive history," he said. "We saw that when she took on the big insurance companies to try to achieve health-care reform in the early 1990s. There's a lot there that progressives will appreciate."
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