John King: It's Encouraging To See Walsh And Baker Work Together On Reopening

Charlie Baker, Marty Walsh — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, left, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh arrive for a news conference at City Hall, Friday, March, 13, 2020, in Boston.

Arjun Singh is a producer for Boston Public Radio. A California native, Arjun moved to Boston to study international relations at Boston University. Prior to working at WGBH, Arjun worked at a tech company and for a political campaign.

April 28, 2020

On Tuesday, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh appeared on CNN to discuss reopening the city. During the interview, Walsh said that he has been in close contact with Gov. Charlie Baker to coordinate reopening the city and the state.

John King, CNN’s Chief National Correspondent, said that it was refreshing to see the mayor of a large city working with the governor of the state, despite both being from different political parties. King said that in several states, Democratic mayors of big cities have been clashing with Republican governors over the proper way to reopen.

“I know Charlie Baker is not a Trump Republican, some people would say he could easily be a moderate Democrat — but you do see if you look at the state of Texas, you look at the state of Georgia, where a lot of these big city mayors ... are having issues with the speed of the governor and the lack of consultation from the governor,” King said during an interview with Boston Public Radio on Tuesday. “So, it was actually encouraging to see that ... you have your Democratic mayor saying ‘you know what, we’re trying to stay on the same page and we keep in constant touch.”

King is CNN’s chief national correspondent and the anchor of “Inside Politics.”