Did Paladino Really Say What It Sounds Like He Said? (VIDEO)

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Another day, another foot in Carl Paladino’s mouth?

Hotline On Call has obtained video of Paladino from March 26 at a town hall in Tappan, NY. Paladino is asked: “If you were the chief executive of New York, what would your response be if the attorney general of the United States decided to hold terrorist trials in Manhattan?”

Paladino appears to respond: “Fuck him.” However, because the candidate isn’t on video at the time, it’s not totally clear that it’s him who says this.

The question comes at about 2:08:

The TPM Poll Average shows Democrat Andrew Cuomo leading Paladino 53.9%-38.1%.

Editor’s Note: This post has been edited since it was first published, after TPM readers brought to our attention that it was open to interpretation whether Paladino was the “Fuck him” utterer. The Paladino campaign did not immediately respond to our request for clarification.

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