Decades ago, friends and colleagues of Michael Bloomberg compiled a booklet of his alleged 'wit and wisdom,” containing crude and sexist jokes—things he has said he doesn’t remember saying. Now, critics warn it could haunt him in his presidential bid.
The billionaire Democrat has now spent more than $100 million on TV advertising in the 2020 campaign.When Mike Bloomberg's friends and admiring colleagues compiled a small booklet of his"wit and wisdom" nearly 30 years ago, they opened it with this one-liner: "Make the customer think he’s getting laid when he’s getting [expletive]."continued:"What do I want?" it says on page six.
Former New York Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg speaks about his plan for clean energy during a campaign event at the Blackwall Hitch restaurant in Alexandria, Va., Dec. 13, 2019.that he did not recall making the comments described in the booklet. Bloomberg has already started fielding questions about his own record with women. On Sunday, at a campaign event in North Carolina, Bloomberg told ABC News his company has an"enviable record" of gender equality.
ABC News has obtained one of the only remaining original booklets, titled"The Portable Bloomberg: The Wit and Wisdom of Michael Bloomberg." To the extent Bloomberg attempts to answer critics about the way he spoke to, or treated female employees during that stage of his career, some former colleagues told ABC News the booklet is an accurate depiction of his conduct.
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