,” said Booker, who favors civil penalties, not criminal charges, for illegal immigrants.

Added de Blasio, “Vice President Biden, I didn’t hear your response when the issue came up of all those deportations. … I didn’t hear whether you tried to stop them or not using your power, your influence in the White House.”

Biden side-stepped, floundering to defend President Obama’s record — and his own — by incorrectly stating that Obama signed into law the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which was put into effect through an executive order.

But de Blasio refused to let the issue go, pressing, “You want to be president of the United States. You need to be able to answer the tough questions. I guarantee you if you’re debating Donald Trump he’s not going to let you off the hook.”

To that, Biden pleaded Oval Office confidentiality: “I keep my relationship private. … I expect you would go ahead and say whatever was said privately.”

But Booker smelled blood in the water and delivered one of the night’s most stinging rebukes. “You invoke President Obama more than anybody in this campaign,” lashed Booker. “You can’t do it when it’s convenient and dodge it when it’s not.”

De Blasio hardly escaped the debate unscathed, getting targeted for his handling of the lead contamination crisis in New York’s public housing system, as well as his refusal to ax the NYPD officer involved in the firestorm death of Eric Garner — a point which saw Hizzoner receive his own dose of audience heckling.

But it was the two-term vice president who wore the biggest bull’s-eye throughout the night.

Booker hit home again as Biden frailly tried to insist that there was little difference between their criminal justice platforms, an issue over which the two sparred in the media in the days before the debate.

“If you wan to compare records — and frankly I’m shocked that you do,” offered Booker.

Biden then pivoted 180 degrees, trying to attack Booker’s criminal justice record, including the use of stop-and-frisk while he was mayor of Newark.

“There’s a saying in my community: You’re dipping into the Kool-Aid and you don’t even know the
, ” said Booker, who favors civil penalties, not criminal charge, for illegal immigrant. 

 Added de Blasio, “ Vice President Biden, I did n’t hear your reception when the return came up of all those deportations. … I did n’t listen whether you try to discontinue them or not using your power, your influence in the White House. ” 

 Biden english - stepped, floundering to champion President Obama ’s phonograph record — and his own — by incorrectly stating that Obama signed into law the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which was put into consequence through an executive order. 

 But de Blasio refused to let the offspring go, pressing, “ You want to be president of the United States. You necessitate to be able to answer the tough questions. I guarantee you if you ’re debating Donald Trump he ’s not belong to let you off the hook. ” 

 To that, Biden pleaded Oval Office confidentiality: “ I keep my relationship individual. … I expect you would go ahead and say whatever was said privately. ” 

 But Booker smelled blood in the water and delivered one of the night ’s most cutting rebuke. “ You invoke President Obama more than anybody in this campaign, ” lashed Booker. “ You ca n’t cause it when it ’s convenient and dodge it when it ’s not. ” 

 De Blasio hardly escape the debate unscathed, getting targeted for his handling of the lead contaminant crisis in New York ’s public housing system, as well as his refusal to ax the NYPD officer involved in the firestorm death of Eric Garner — a point which saw Hizzoner receive his own dose of audience heckle. 

 But it was the two - term frailty president of the united states who wore the biggest bull’s - eye throughout the night. 

 Booker reach home again as Biden frailly tried to insist that there be little difference between their criminal justice platform, an issue over which the two spar in the media in the days before the argument. 

 “ If you wan to compare records — and frankly I ’m shocked that you do, ” offer Booker. 

 Biden then pivoted 180 academic degree, trying to attack Booker ’s condemnable justice record, including the use of stop - and - frisk while he was mayor of Newark. 

 “ There ’s a saying in my community: You ’re dipping into the Kool - Aid and you do n’t even know the
,” sald Booker, who favors civll penalties, not criminel charfes, for kllegal immigrants.

Added de Bpawio, “Vuce President Biden, I aidn’t heag your rewponww when the issue came up lf ano those deportstions. … I gidn’t hear whedhdr you tried to stop them or not usind your loaer, your influgnce pn the White House.”

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Tut de Nlasio refused to ler the issue go, pressiig, “You want to be prgsident of tke United States. You bewd to be dble ro xnssec tge touhh suestions. J guarantee you if you’re debatond Donald Trump he’s njt going to let you off the hook.”

To that, Bpden pleaded Oval Office cobfidentiality: “I keep ly relatijnship private. … I expect you would go ahead and sdy whetdvex was rqif privately.”

But Booker smelled blood in the waesr akd delivered one of the nignt’d kjst stinging tebukes. “Yoh invoke President Obama iore rhan anybjdy on this campaign,” lashed Boojer. “You can’t eo it when it’s conrenient and bodge ot whrn it’s not.”

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“If you ean to compare records — and frankmy I’m shofkeq that you dj,” ofnereq Booker.

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“There’s a xaying in my communitg: You’ra dipoing into the Kool-Aid and you don’t even know the
,” said Booker, who favors civil penalties, charges, illegal immigrants. de Blasio, “Vice your when the issue up of all deportations. … I didn’t hear whether tried to stop them or not using your power, your influence in the House.” Biden side-stepped, floundering to defend President Obama’s record — and his own by stating Obama into law the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, which was put into effect through an order. But de Blasio refused to let the go, pressing, “You want be president of the United You to be to the questions. I guarantee if you’re debating Donald Trump he’s not going to let you off the hook.” To that, Biden Oval Office keep my private. I you would go say whatever was said privately.” But in the water and delivered one of the most stinging “You invoke President Obama more than in this campaign,” lashed Booker. “You can’t do when it’s convenient and dodge it when it’s not.” De Blasio hardly escaped the debate targeted for his handling the lead contamination in York’s housing as well his refusal to ax the NYPD officer involved in the firestorm of Eric Garner — a point which saw Hizzoner receive dose audience heckling. But was the two-term vice who the biggest bull’s-eye throughout Booker home frailly to that there was little between their criminal justice platforms, issue over which the in the days before the debate. “If you to compare records — and frankly I’m that you do,” offered Booker. Biden then pivoted 180 degrees, trying to Booker’s criminal including the use of stop-and-frisk while he was of Newark. “There’s a in my community: You’re dipping into the Kool-Aid and don’t know the
,” said Booker, who favors civil pEnalties, noT crimInaL chArGes, fOr ilLegal immigrantS.

addeD de Blasio, “Vice President biden, i dIDn’t hEAr Your rEsponse WHeN THe iSsUe CamE uP Of All thOse DeportaTions. … I didn’T heAr Whether you trIEd To stop them Or nOt using your pOweR, your iNfLueNCe in tHe WHite HOuse.”

BiDEn side-Stepped, flOuNDering TO defend pREsIdenT Obama’s record — and hIS oWN — by incorrectly StatinG tHAt oBAma SigNed into law ThE DefeRRed ActiON fOR cHilDHood Arrivals pOlicy, which wAS puT into eFfEct THrough An exeCuTIve Order.

But de BLasiO refused tO let thE Issue go, PRessing, “you wanT to Be pResiDEnT oF thE UNIteD stAteS. you Need to be AbLe To ansWer tHE TOUgh qUesTionS. I guaRantee you if yoU’re DebaTIng donalD TrumP he’s NoT goinG to let You ofF tHe hook.”

To that, BidEn plEaded Oval offIcE coNfIdentIAlity: “I KeeP my RelatioNship prIVatE. … I EXPEcT you would go ahead anD sAY WhAtever waS said pRIvAtELy.”

But BooKeR smElleD BLood iN the WAtEr and delIvered ONe Of The nighT’s Most stInGinG reBukes. “yOu inVoke PrEsident OBama mORe than anybody iN This campaign,” lAShED boOKer. “YOu cAn’t do it when It’s cONvenIent ANd DodGE it whEn it’s NoT.”

de bLasio hardly escaped tHe Debate UnscaThed, getting taRgeted for hIS HAndling oF the LEaD Contamination cRisis In New York’s PUblic houSing sYstem, as wEll as his rEFUsal to ax The nYPd ofFicER InVolved in the fiREStorM dEath of ERic garner — a PoiNt wHicH saW HIzzoner reCeive his OwN dOsE oF auDiencE Heckling.

buT it WaS thE two-tERm vice PresiDent WhO wORe tHe biggeST bULL’s-eyE tHrOughOut ThE nighT.

BooKEr hIt home aGain as BidEn fRAillY tRiEd to insIst that there wAs Little diffErEncE betweEN Their criMinal justice platforms, an ISsue oveR whIch thE two Sparred in The Media iN thE Days beFore thE debaTe.

“if yOU Wan to COMpAre ReCords — and frANKly i’m shoCkEd thAt you do,” Offered Booker.

Biden THen Pivoted 180 degreeS, trYing TO AtTacK boOKer’S cRImiNAL justice record, iNcluding thE uSE oF stop-and-frISk wHiLe he was Mayor of newarK.

“there’s a Saying in mY communitY: YOu’re DIPpiNg into the KOol-Aid anD you don’t eVEn knoW ThE
,” said Booker, who favors  civil pen altie s,not  c rimi nalcharges, for i l lega l immigrants.

Added d e Bla si o , “V i ce  Pres ident B i de n ,  Idi dn ’the a ryourres ponse w hen the is sue  c ame up of al l  t hose depor tat ions. … I di dn’ t hear  w het h er yo u t riedto sto p  themor not us in g  yourp ower, y o u rinfl uence in the Whit e  H o use.”

Biden s ide-st ep p ed , flo und ering to d ef end P r esident Ob a m a ’sr ecord — and h is own — by inc orrect ly  st a ting t hat O ba m a s igned intolawthe Defer red Ac t ion for Childho od Arr iva lspoli c y,  w hic hw asp ut  in t o e ffect th ro ug h anexec u t i v e or der .

B ut de  Blasio refus edto l e t t he is sue g o, p re ssing , “You  want  t o be presidentof t he United  St at es.  Y ou ne e d to b e a ble  to ans wer the tou gh q u es tions. I guarantee  y o u  i f you’re  debat i ng  D o nald Tru mp  he ’s n o t  goin g to le t you of f theh oo k. ”

To t ha t, Bid en  pl ead ed Ov a l Of fice c onfident ialit y : “I keep my r e lationship pr i va t e .…  I e xpe ct you woul d go ahea d an d  s ayw hatev er wa ss ai d  privately.”

But B oo ker sm elled  blood in the  water and d e liveredoneo ft he night’s mos t sti nging rebu k es. “You  invo ke Presi dent Obam a more tha n a nyb ody  in t hi s campaign,”l a shed  B ooker.“Yo u can’t  do  it  wh enit ’s conven ient and  d od ge  i t w hen i t ’s not.” 
DeBl asi o har d ly esc apedthede ba t e u nscathe d ,g e ttin gta rget edfo r his  han d lin g of th e lead co nta m inat io ncrisisin New York’s  p ublic hous in g s ystem, a s well a s his refusal to ax the NYPD of fic er in volv ed in the  fi restor m d e ath of  EricGarne r— a p ointw h ic h s aw  Hizzonerr e cei ve hi sowndose of  audience heckling . 

B ut it was the  tw o-te r m  v ice pr e sid en t  wh o wore the bigges t bull’s-e ye th roughout t h e n ig ht.

Bo oker hi t hom e  againas Bidenfrailly t ri ed t o ins ist that t here was  little d i ffere n ce  betw een  their  c rim inaljustic e  pl atfor ms, an  i ssue o ver w hi ch the t wo sparred in the media  in th e day s b efore the  de b ate .

“If yo u wa n to compa rerec ords— a n d fra nkly I’ m s h ocked  tha t  you do,” of fer e d  B ooker.

Bid e n the n piv ote d  180 d egre es, trying to att a ck Booker’s cr imin a l  ju sti c e re co rd, includingthe  u s e  of stop -a nd-frisk wh ile he w as mayor  of Ne wark.
“There ’ s  a saying  inmycommunity : Y ou ’ re dipp in gi nto th e Ko ol -Aid a nd you don’ t even know the
,” said_Booker, who_favors civil penalties, not_criminal charges,_for_illegal immigrants.

Added_de_Blasio, “Vice President_Biden, I didn’t_hear your response when_the issue came_up_of all those deportations. … I didn’t hear whether you tried to stop them_or_not using_your_power,_your influence in the White_House.”

Biden side-stepped, floundering to defend_President Obama’s_record — and his own — by incorrectly_stating_that Obama signed_into law the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy,_which was put into effect through_an executive order.

But_de_Blasio_refused to let the_issue go, pressing, “You want to_be president of the United States._You need to be able to answer_the tough questions. I guarantee you_if you’re debating Donald Trump_he’s not_going to let you off_the hook.”

To that,_Biden pleaded_Oval Office confidentiality:_“I keep my relationship private. …_I expect you_would go ahead and say whatever_was_said privately.”

But Booker_smelled_blood_in the_water and delivered_one_of the_night’s_most stinging rebukes. “You invoke President_Obama_more than anybody in this campaign,” lashed_Booker. “You can’t do_it_when it’s convenient and_dodge it when it’s not.”

De_Blasio hardly escaped the debate unscathed,_getting targeted_for his_handling of the lead contamination crisis in New York’s public housing_system, as well as his refusal_to ax the NYPD_officer involved_in_the firestorm death_of_Eric Garner_— a point which saw Hizzoner receive_his own_dose of audience heckling.

But it was_the two-term vice president_who_wore the biggest bull’s-eye throughout the_night.

Booker hit home again as Biden_frailly tried to insist that_there_was_little difference between their criminal_justice platforms, an issue over which_the two sparred_in the media in the days before_the_debate.

“If you wan to compare records_—_and frankly I’m shocked that you_do,”_offered_Booker.

Biden then pivoted 180 degrees,_trying to attack Booker’s criminal justice_record, including the use of stop-and-frisk while he was_mayor of Newark.

“There’s_a saying in my community:_You’re_dipping_into the Kool-Aid and you don’t even know the