Carl Paladino On Eric Holder: “F*ck Him” (Of Course)

Most people are only recently familiar with the unrestrained Carl Paladino and his often inflammatory remarks. However, National Journal‘s Hotline On Call has unearthed some of the Republican’s earlier work. In this town hall meeting (remember how fun those were?), Paladino offers his thoughts on Attorney General Eric Holder: “F*ck him.” After the audience laughs for a bit, he continued: “F*ck him.”

His expletive-filled assessment of Holder came in response to the question:

“If you were the chief executive of New York, what would your response be to the attorney general of the United States deciding to hold terrorist trials in Manhattan?”

Paladino quickly fired back in his characteristic manner, saying:

Fuck him. Fuck him. … These are prisoners of war. We’re not going to spend 250 million dollars to a show. … It’s disgusting.

The audio was a bit muffled, but it also sounded like he mentioned something about “reopening Guantanamo Bay.” Listen for yourself below (h/t Hotline On Call):

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