Watch this dizzying Donald Trump flip-flop on Michael Bloomberg
Sure, people are allowed to change their minds, but Donald Trump changes his mind ... a lot. Take, for example, this video dug up by former NYC deputy mayor Howard Wolfson, in which Trump sings the praises of then-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in October 2013:
Maybe it was a…slip of the tongue? Nope:
After Bloomberg's endorsement of Hillary Clinton at the Democratic convention this week, though, Trump seemed to suffer a bout of convenient amnesia:
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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