VI Gov. Mapp Says He's Ready To Drop 'Missiles And Bombs' On Opponents In Gubernatorial Race
ST. CROIX — When Governor Kenneth Mapp arrived at the Elections System of the Virgin Islands here on Monday afternoon to file his election documents, the governor appeared confident. Flanked by a dozen or so of his cabinet members — everyone from BMV Director Lawrence Olive to Marvin Pickering, Bureau of Internal Revenue director — Mr. Mapp seemed relaxed as he made his case as to why he should be given four more years.
“I have no fear, politics is what I do,” Mr. Mapp told The Consortium after stating that he would like to be reelected to continue “doing the good work” he says his administration has been at the helm of. The governor spoke of paying tax refunds and not missing a government payday even though the Government of the Virgin Islands was foreclosed from the bond market. And he pointed to the $1.8 billion being made available to the U.S.V.I., a direct result, the governor has said, of his administration’s efforts.
Yet while Mr. Mapp said his campaign would highlight his administration’s work to better the territory, he was not coy about his intention to hit his contenders where it hurts.
“We’re letting the others understand that it’s not going to be a cake walk; they’re coming to a real war so don’t come with no BB gun; don’t come with no sling shot [because] it’s missiles and bombs we have,” Mr. Mapp warned.
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