The Onion took some shots at presidential hopeful and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio after summer rain showers flooded streets and sent water cascading into the city's subway system.
"Shaking his head as he watched coverage of the city’s flooded subway system during a campaign stop, presidential candidate Bill de Blasio was overheard remarking Tuesday that New York appeared to be a complete and total disaster," according to a totally fake news article meant to satirize the state of politics and infrastructure in the country in 2019.
According to the completed fabricated news story, de Blasio saw the news while visiting a diner in Iowa, and promised to fix cities like New York if elected president.
FULL STORY: ‘That Place Is A Disaster,’ Says Bill De Blasio Watching Flooded NYC Subway On TV During Iowa Campaign Stop
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