{"id":1960354,"date":"2023-06-29T13:32:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-mayor-blows-up-at-critic-likens-her-to-slave-owner\/"},"modified":"2023-06-29T13:32:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T17:32:48","slug":"watch-nyc-mayor-blows-up-at-critic-likens-her-to-slave-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-mayor-blows-up-at-critic-likens-her-to-slave-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: NYC Mayor&#8217;s Explosive Response to Critic, Compares Her to Slave-Owner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-nyc-mayor-blows-up-at-critic-likens-her-to-slave-owner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1960354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<h2>New York City Mayor Eric Adams Fires Back at Woman&#8217;s Question on Rent Increases<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;If you&#8217;re going to ask a question, don&#8217;t point at me, and don&#8217;t be disrespectful to me,&#8221; Adams said. &#8220;I&#8217;m the mayor of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">city<\/a> and treat me with the respect I deserve to be treated. I&#8217;m speaking to you as an adult. Don&#8217;t stand in front like you treated someone that&#8217;s on the plantation that you own.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During a town hall on Wednesday night, New York City mayor Eric Adams faced criticism from a woman regarding &#8220;horrible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/single-family-rent-increases-drastically-as-americans-move-to-red-states\/\" title=\"Single-Family Rent Increases Drastically As Americans Move To Red States\">rent increases<\/a>.&#8221; In response, Adams firmly defended himself, urging the woman to show respect and refrain from treating him as if he were a subordinate on a plantation.<\/p>\n<h3>Adams Faces Declining Popularity<\/h3>\n<p>Since his election in 2021, Adams has experienced a decline in popularity among New Yorkers. According to a February Quinnipiac poll, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/confirmed-president-trump-will-not-welcome-china-joe-to-the-white-house-on-wednesday\/\" title=\"Confirmed: President Trump Will NOT Welcome China Joe to the White House on Wednesday\">approval rating stands<\/a> at just 37 percent, with 43 percent disapproval.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the backlash, Adams remains steadfast in his position as mayor, asserting his maturity and determination to be treated as an equal.<\/p>\n<h3>Historical References in Political Discourse<\/h3>\n<p>Adams&#8217;s reference to the plantation is not unprecedented within the Democratic party. In 2017, CNN analyst Keith Boykin accused then-president Donald Trump of being a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-its-time-for-the-democrats-to-accept-their-victory-forgive-the-team-they-beat-and-to-move-on-you-won-be-happy\/\" title=\"FNC's Carlson: It's Time for the Democrats to 'Accept Their Victory,' 'Forgive the Team They Beat and to Move On' -- 'You Won, Be Happy'\">white supremacist president<\/a>&#8221; who engaged in &#8220;plantation politics.&#8221; Such rhetoric highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-nyc-mayor-blows-up-at-critic-likens-her-to-slave-owner\/\" title=\"VIDEO: NYC Mayor's Explosive Response to Critic, Compares Her to Slave-Owner\">ongoing debate surrounding racial issues<\/a> in American politics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York City mayor Eric Adams (D.) responded firmly to a woman&#8217;s inquiry about &#8220;horrible rent increases&#8221; at a town hall, urging her not to treat him as if he were owned on a plantation. 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