Overview

• He made the comments Sunday on Al Sharpton’s PoliticsNation, saying his personal view has changed.
• He described a gap between what some supporters intend by the slogan and the fear it provokes among Jewish New Yorkers.
• He had previously said he would not police others’ speech and noted in June that the phrase was not language he uses.
• The New York Times reported in July that he privately said he would discourage the term, and he has now said so publicly.
• Both Republicans and Democrats continue to question his rhetoric and agenda as his nationally watched mayoral campaign intensifies.