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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/483307-bloomberg-compared-civil-libertarians-teachers-union-to-nra-extremists-in https://archive.is/wip/JNTXI Bloomberg compared civil libertarians, teachers union to NRA ‘extremists’ in 2013: report By Zack Budryk Published on Sun, 16 Feb 2020 18:13:42 GMT Read time: 2 minutes (397 words) > Bloomberg also compared the United Federation of Teachers to the NRA in 2007 and 2013 comments, according to Politico, saying in 2013 that, like the teachers’ union, "The NRA’s another place where the membership, if you do the polling, doesn't agree with the leadership." Stu Loeser, a Bloomberg campaign senior advisor and his longtime mayoral spokesman, told Politico that the "reference to the [teachers union] was something Mike said in the heat of the moment that he now regrets." The Hill has reached out to the Bloomberg campaign for comment. #TheHill #ZackBudryk #Politico #NationalRifleAssociation #NewYorkCityPoliceDepartment #MichaelBloomberg #NewYork #Bloomberg #News #PublishedOn200216