September 2, 2025 • 8 mins
Mendte in the Morning talks to Joe Borelli about the crime in Chicago and why Dems continue to go against Donald Trump even when its not popular.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Now let's get to Joe BURRELLI, managing director of Chartwell
Strategy Group and former Minority leader of the New York
City Council, is with us every Tuesday at this time.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Do you play Powerball? Joe?
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I don't, but that billion dollar with a B is
really enticing. So I think I think when I go
get my bagel, you know, later this morning, I think
it's time to pick up a ticket.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
You know, Joe, it's really funny that people were like,
one hundred million up, don't need that two hundred million.
It has to get to a certain level, get to
a certain level before they actually play.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Is a billion your level?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I guess so? But I also enter these Luxury Watch
lottery tickets in the UK on the internet, So like,
I'm a weird though when it comes to this, I don't.
I'm not one who should be followed because I just
throw money away at random stuff.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Do you ever win?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Never? Never? Once? Not one single time?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Ay, luxury Watch in Europe. I gotta figure this one out.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
You will send you the link? Okay, you sure you're
just not giving your money to some dude in Europe.
I very well might be, you know. So for fifteen quid.
I take a risk at getting you know, like a
fifty thousand dollars walk, so it's it's fun. But again,
(01:23):
I never win. I never win.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, Well, the odds on these things, I think it's
the win.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Hitting the lottery with just one ticket is like ninety
four million to one.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That's some pretty rough odds.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
But but it's an easy way to win a billion
dollars if you do win, So I know people out
there believe in it. Let's let's talk a little bit
about Donald Trump. I was just saying, Joe, how it
is kind of amazing how issue after issue after issue
he forces Democrats on the wrong side of no brainer
(01:55):
issues like crime. You know what's going on in Chicago
right now. Did you hear the crime stats in Chicago
over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Oh? Incredible. It's just it's so disappointing to see people
not just tolerated, but do everything they can to insulate
themselves from people who are offering help. In this case
with Donald Trump and the federal government. It's so bizarre, Larry,
like you said, it is about pivoting away from Trump
at all costs, even when it's directly even when it's
(02:26):
an eighty twenty issue, if not more, and eighty percent
of the people are saying, yeah, bring in the National Guard,
bring in federal law enforcement, do a crackdown on people
who are committing crimes. Because I don't know if you
heard this statistic in Chicago in twenty twenty four, over
two hundred and fifty children were killed. People under the
age of eighteen children were killed by gunfire in twenty
(02:49):
twenty four. It's absurd. It's absurd to see people just
putting their line in the stand and not willing to
work with the administration. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Remember last weekend or maybe two weekends when a handful
of people were shot in the Bronx. It was like
seven people were shot in the Bronx and it was
declared an emergency and a thousand police officers were sent
to the Bronx. This weekend in Chicago, fifty four people
were shot. Fifty four and that's not unusual. Seven were killed.
(03:22):
If we had those kinds of go ahead in.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
This case, you see Mayor Adams doing what I think
people expect them. Well, people want massive shootings in an
area of the city, We're gonna flood it with cops.
We're going to be aggressive in going after street gangs
because there were some videos posted of people hanging out
in parks and playgrounds who were suddenly being quote unquote
harassed by the police. The police have a pretty good
(03:48):
idea of what crews and what gangs were involved in
these shootings, and yes they are harassing them. But that's
the difference that that's actually the difference between you know,
a mayor like Mayor Adams, who's come around on crime
a great deal over his tenure, as as opposed to
Brandon Johnson or Jacob Frye or all these other names
(04:09):
that you hear every time, and they're always about how
bad of a mayor they are. It's a shame. I
think Trump is absolutely right to go after Chicago. And again,
as you pointed out when we first started, it's an
eighty twenty issue, and they're always on the road side.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, and if this was a Democrat offering the help,
they would take it in a second.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
And it's all about it was Kathy Hopel.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
It was Kathy Hopele, the og of bring in the
National Guard, and then a year into the pro six
months into the program, she announced it was going so
well in the subways that she added another two hundred
and fifty National Guardsmen to the New York City subways,
and it was the right move. It actually worked. It
was a highlight of her of her administration, if anything,
(04:50):
because we could all probably say objectively, the subways are
a little better this year than they wore a year
or two ago.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Hey, this weekend, I was watching some of the mayoral
candidates and noticing how they talk Eric Adams, after being
so gung ho and saying I'm not going to drop
out of this race, he seems to have lost it
a little bit. I think it's starting to hit him
that he doesn't have a chance of getting re elected.
Do you think there's a change in attitude and that
(05:19):
he may drop out of this race.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Well, look, whether there's a change in attitude or not
is almost inconsequential because he's running out a runaway. I mean,
he has got to get out of this last place position.
He has been banking on the money that he raised
from real estate, from private donors, etc. To be put
to use starting today. Actually he said it was going
to start right after Labor Day, so we're going to
(05:43):
see hopefully some signs of life out of him. But
I think he's realizing that it's going to be tougher
to climb from last place into second place as it
is for maybe Cuomo to stay. To say, stay in
second place and consolidate votes.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
I think it will be a smart move on his part. Yeah,
he could end up being a hero. He could, Joe,
he could end up being a hero in this whole
thing if he were to drop that out.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
He's short. Can it's unfortunate that it comes at the
benefit of Andrew Cuomo. But look again, I am someone
who dislikes Andrew Cuomo. But whether he is in second
place or Curtis Lee was in second place, where Eric
Adams in the second place, that second place person is
getting my vote, no matter what, hell or high water.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Yeah, you've said this before, but I think it's coming.
You can almost feel it coming. You know.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
One thing that's not talked about enough because there's some
other elections before it is the governor's race. I have
been noticing in the polls at least Stefana keeps moving
closer and closer and closer to Kathy Hokel and she
really hasn't done anything. I think that's going to be
a close race. But is she going to have a
(06:50):
clear runway. I know Lawler says he's not going to run,
but what about the county executive in Westchester?
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Is he going to run?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Well, the county executive in Nasau County considering running, So
he has a reelection this year, So he's not gonna
say anything until after November. You know, if you talk
to Bruce, you know, you know you can't take any
election for granted. But I believe Bruce is gonna win
tremendously in Nassau County. It is the safest county in America.
He's reduced property taxes, He's made the county a lot better.
(07:24):
I think that's objective reality. So I think he cruises
to reelection. Can he parlay that into a run for governor?
I think so. But I think you're gonna see the
President weigh in on this because these are two bona
fide maga people. We've already saw the President, you know,
endorse Mike Lawler for reelection, which was, you know, a
nice thing to do unless he was hoping for the
(07:46):
endorsement for governor. And he's endorsed Bruce Blakeman for reelection.
So we'll see if he if he decides to go
with Blakeman. But right now I can't see any scenario
where the President doesn't go with at least Stephonic and
that keeps any other candid out of the Republican product.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Yeah, he owes her at this point.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Joe Burrelli, Managing director Chartwell Strategy Group and former City
Council Minority leader, with us every Tuesday at eight oh five.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Thanks them all. Joe, all right, talk to you then.
Now let's get to Joe BURRELLI, managing director of Chartwell
Strategy Group and former Minority leader of the New York
City Council, is with us every Tuesday at this time.
Speaker 3 (00:08):
Do you play Powerball? Joe?
Speaker 2 (00:11):
I don't, but that billion dollar with a B is
really enticing. So I think I think when I go
get my bagel, you know, later this morning, I think
it's time to pick up a ticket.
Speaker 1 (00:22):
You know, Joe, it's really funny that people were like,
one hundred million up, don't need that two hundred million.
It has to get to a certain level, get to
a certain level before they actually play.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Is a billion your level?
Speaker 2 (00:35):
I guess so? But I also enter these Luxury Watch
lottery tickets in the UK on the internet, So like,
I'm a weird though when it comes to this, I don't.
I'm not one who should be followed because I just
throw money away at random stuff.
Speaker 3 (00:52):
Do you ever win?
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Never? Never? Once? Not one single time?
Speaker 3 (00:56):
Ay, luxury Watch in Europe. I gotta figure this one out.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
You will send you the link? Okay, you sure you're
just not giving your money to some dude in Europe.
I very well might be, you know. So for fifteen quid.
I take a risk at getting you know, like a
fifty thousand dollars walk, so it's it's fun. But again,
(01:23):
I never win. I never win.
Speaker 3 (01:25):
Yeah, Well, the odds on these things, I think it's
the win.
Speaker 1 (01:28):
Hitting the lottery with just one ticket is like ninety
four million to one.
Speaker 3 (01:32):
That's some pretty rough odds.
Speaker 1 (01:34):
But but it's an easy way to win a billion
dollars if you do win, So I know people out
there believe in it. Let's let's talk a little bit
about Donald Trump. I was just saying, Joe, how it
is kind of amazing how issue after issue after issue
he forces Democrats on the wrong side of no brainer
(01:55):
issues like crime. You know what's going on in Chicago
right now. Did you hear the crime stats in Chicago
over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (02:03):
Oh? Incredible. It's just it's so disappointing to see people
not just tolerated, but do everything they can to insulate
themselves from people who are offering help. In this case
with Donald Trump and the federal government. It's so bizarre, Larry,
like you said, it is about pivoting away from Trump
at all costs, even when it's directly even when it's
(02:26):
an eighty twenty issue, if not more, and eighty percent
of the people are saying, yeah, bring in the National Guard,
bring in federal law enforcement, do a crackdown on people
who are committing crimes. Because I don't know if you
heard this statistic in Chicago in twenty twenty four, over
two hundred and fifty children were killed. People under the
age of eighteen children were killed by gunfire in twenty
(02:49):
twenty four. It's absurd. It's absurd to see people just
putting their line in the stand and not willing to
work with the administration. Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Remember last weekend or maybe two weekends when a handful
of people were shot in the Bronx. It was like
seven people were shot in the Bronx and it was
declared an emergency and a thousand police officers were sent
to the Bronx. This weekend in Chicago, fifty four people
were shot. Fifty four and that's not unusual. Seven were killed.
(03:22):
If we had those kinds of go ahead in.
Speaker 2 (03:25):
This case, you see Mayor Adams doing what I think
people expect them. Well, people want massive shootings in an
area of the city, We're gonna flood it with cops.
We're going to be aggressive in going after street gangs
because there were some videos posted of people hanging out
in parks and playgrounds who were suddenly being quote unquote
harassed by the police. The police have a pretty good
(03:48):
idea of what crews and what gangs were involved in
these shootings, and yes they are harassing them. But that's
the difference that that's actually the difference between you know,
a mayor like Mayor Adams, who's come around on crime
a great deal over his tenure, as as opposed to
Brandon Johnson or Jacob Frye or all these other names
(04:09):
that you hear every time, and they're always about how
bad of a mayor they are. It's a shame. I
think Trump is absolutely right to go after Chicago. And again,
as you pointed out when we first started, it's an
eighty twenty issue, and they're always on the road side.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Yeah, and if this was a Democrat offering the help,
they would take it in a second.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
And it's all about it was Kathy Hopel.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
It was Kathy Hopele, the og of bring in the
National Guard, and then a year into the pro six
months into the program, she announced it was going so
well in the subways that she added another two hundred
and fifty National Guardsmen to the New York City subways,
and it was the right move. It actually worked. It
was a highlight of her of her administration, if anything,
(04:50):
because we could all probably say objectively, the subways are
a little better this year than they wore a year
or two ago.
Speaker 1 (04:57):
Hey, this weekend, I was watching some of the mayoral
candidates and noticing how they talk Eric Adams, after being
so gung ho and saying I'm not going to drop
out of this race, he seems to have lost it
a little bit. I think it's starting to hit him
that he doesn't have a chance of getting re elected.
Do you think there's a change in attitude and that
(05:19):
he may drop out of this race.
Speaker 2 (05:21):
Well, look, whether there's a change in attitude or not
is almost inconsequential because he's running out a runaway. I mean,
he has got to get out of this last place position.
He has been banking on the money that he raised
from real estate, from private donors, etc. To be put
to use starting today. Actually he said it was going
to start right after Labor Day, so we're going to
(05:43):
see hopefully some signs of life out of him. But
I think he's realizing that it's going to be tougher
to climb from last place into second place as it
is for maybe Cuomo to stay. To say, stay in
second place and consolidate votes.
Speaker 1 (05:57):
I think it will be a smart move on his part. Yeah,
he could end up being a hero. He could, Joe,
he could end up being a hero in this whole
thing if he were to drop that out.
Speaker 2 (06:06):
He's short. Can it's unfortunate that it comes at the
benefit of Andrew Cuomo. But look again, I am someone
who dislikes Andrew Cuomo. But whether he is in second
place or Curtis Lee was in second place, where Eric
Adams in the second place, that second place person is
getting my vote, no matter what, hell or high water.
Speaker 3 (06:24):
Yeah, you've said this before, but I think it's coming.
You can almost feel it coming. You know.
Speaker 1 (06:29):
One thing that's not talked about enough because there's some
other elections before it is the governor's race. I have
been noticing in the polls at least Stefana keeps moving
closer and closer and closer to Kathy Hokel and she
really hasn't done anything. I think that's going to be
a close race. But is she going to have a
(06:50):
clear runway. I know Lawler says he's not going to run,
but what about the county executive in Westchester?
Speaker 3 (06:58):
Is he going to run?
Speaker 2 (07:00):
Well, the county executive in Nasau County considering running, So
he has a reelection this year, So he's not gonna
say anything until after November. You know, if you talk
to Bruce, you know, you know you can't take any
election for granted. But I believe Bruce is gonna win
tremendously in Nassau County. It is the safest county in America.
He's reduced property taxes, He's made the county a lot better.
(07:24):
I think that's objective reality. So I think he cruises
to reelection. Can he parlay that into a run for governor?
I think so. But I think you're gonna see the
President weigh in on this because these are two bona
fide maga people. We've already saw the President, you know,
endorse Mike Lawler for reelection, which was, you know, a
nice thing to do unless he was hoping for the
(07:46):
endorsement for governor. And he's endorsed Bruce Blakeman for reelection.
So we'll see if he if he decides to go
with Blakeman. But right now I can't see any scenario
where the President doesn't go with at least Stephonic and
that keeps any other candid out of the Republican product.
Speaker 3 (08:01):
Yeah, he owes her at this point.
Speaker 1 (08:02):
Joe Burrelli, Managing director Chartwell Strategy Group and former City
Council Minority leader, with us every Tuesday at eight oh five.
Speaker 3 (08:08):
Thanks them all. Joe, all right, talk to you then.
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