New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Amazon for canceling its HQ2 project, calling it 'an abuse of corporate power'

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• Sunday's "Meet the Press" stoked sharp condemnation from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Amazon's decision to cancel its deal to build HQ2 in the city. 
• De Blasio said Amazon had let down working people when the tech giant "took their ball and went home."
• In a later appearance on the show, Democratic National Committee head Tom Perez said open opposition from top Democrats didn't mean the party was anti-business, just that it was seeking "moral capitalism." 

Top Democratic figures sounded off on Amazon's decision to back out of a deal to build a headquarters in New York City Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press."

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio slammed Amazon for canceling its HQ2 project, saying the tech giant "took their ball and went home."

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• 'They should be held accountable': Andrew Cuomo rails against local Democratic lawmakers who opposed Amazon HQ2 in Long Island City
• New York politicians appear stunned but defiant over Amazon's abrupt cancellation of move to Long Island City
• Amazon's HQ2 deal with New York is officially off — and it means the state and the city could lose out on $27.5 billion in tax revenue

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