‘Can’t Run The City! Can’t Run The Country!’: Protesters Chant at Bill de Blasio During Presidential Launch

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio was met with an organized protest accusing the him of being a "liar" who is "no friend of labor" during his presidential campaign announcement on Good Morning America Thursday morning.

According to a report from the New York Post, protestors additionally chanted, "Can't run the city! Can't run the country!" during de Blasio's interview with George Stephanopoulos.

In his campaign announcement video, de Blasio touted his progressive policy accomplishments during his two terms as mayor, including universal free kindergarten, increasing the minimum wage to $15 an hour, and guaranteed paid sick leave.

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Gmorning from Times Square. De Blasio is due on GMA in a few minutes. Protesters outside are mostly cops, who brought foam fingers and whistles

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There he is. Crowd outside chanting “no friend to labor,” really laying into those whistles pic.twitter.com/fekB59ISRe

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Police officers @NYCPBA greet @NYCMayor here at GMA studios #1010wins

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7:53 AM - May 16, 2019 · Times Square

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The protests were so loud that they cut through parts of the de Blasio's appearance with Stephanopoulos and could be heard from inside the...

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