{"id":2170432,"date":"2024-02-07T16:07:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-eric-adams-insinuates-new-yorkers-criticizing-him-are-racist-compares-himself-to-jesus\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T16:09:30","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T21:09:30","slug":"mayor-eric-adams-insinuates-new-yorkers-criticizing-him-are-racist-compares-himself-to-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mayor-eric-adams-insinuates-new-yorkers-criticizing-him-are-racist-compares-himself-to-jesus\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Eric Adams suggests that those who criticize him in New York are racist and compares himself to Jesus"},"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\">38<\/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%2Fmayor-eric-adams-insinuates-new-yorkers-criticizing-him-are-racist-compares-himself-to-jesus%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=2170432&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Adams speaks on stage during 38th Annual Brooklyn Tribute\u2064 To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at BAM \u2064Howard Gilman Opera House on January 15, 2024 in \u200cNew York\u200d City. (Photo\u2064 by Jason Mendez\/Getty\u2062 Images for\u2064 (BAM) Brooklyn \u200dAcademy of\u200c Music )<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke Mallory<\/a><br \/>12:57 PM \u2013 \u200cWednesday, February 7,\u200d 2024<\/p>\n<h2>New York City Mayor Blames Racism for Political Woes<\/h2>\n<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing criticism\u200c for his\u200c administration&#8217;s handling of\u2064 various \u2064issues, including the influx of \u2064illegal immigrants\u2063 and an ongoing FBI investigation\u200d into his mayoral campaign. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadian-parliament-declares-chinas-treatment-of-uyghurs-genocide-as-biden-remains-silent\/\" title=\"Canadian Parliament Declares China\u2019s Treatment Of Uyghurs \u2018Genocide\u2019 As Biden Remains Silent\">recent town hall<\/a>,\u2063 Adams attributed this \u2063criticism to racism, suggesting that his\u200b administration&#8217;s diversity, with a\u2063 majority\u200c of people of color\u200c (POC), is the reason behind \u2064the\u2062 backlash.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Adams (D-N.Y.)\u2064 compared\u2063 his situation to that of David Dinkins, New York City&#8217;s first Black \u200cmayor, who also faced significant criticism during his tenure. Adams\u200c emphasized the progress his administration has made and highlighted \u200cthe diversity \u200bof his deputy mayors, who are \u200dwomen and POCs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cStand\u200d up, stand up; \u2064they need to \u2063see you,\u201d \u2063Adams said, calling them out one by one. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHave you ever seen this \u2062much\u200d chocolate lead in the city of New York?\u201d Adams said to the crowd. \u201cAnd then go down\u2062 the line; look who\u2019s\u200d here. This is representative of \u2063the city. That\u2019s why people are \u2063hating on me. You\u2019re trying\u2064 to\u2064 figure \u2064out, why the\u200c hating \u2064on \u200bme?\u201d <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Adams also drew a parallel between his leadership and the biblical story of Jesus entering the temple, where\u200b he overturned tables. However, \u2064he did not specify \u200cwho was condemning him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cHow many of\u2064 you go to church?\u201d Adams said to attendees. \u201cThis is \u2064a Matthew 21 and 12 moment. Jesus walked \u2063in the temple, he saw them doing wrong in \u200cthe temple. He did what?\u201d Adams continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI went\u2062 to city hall to turn the\u200b table \u2062over.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In\u2062 Matthew\u200d 21:12, \u201cJesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying\u00a0and \u2063selling there. He \u2062overturned the tables\u2063 of the money changers\u00a0and\u200b the benches of those selling doves.\u201d (NIV translation)<\/p>\n<p>Adams\u200c reiterated the diversity of\u200d his administration and criticized former \u2063Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-N.Y.) for benefiting from\u200d the legislation passed by his predecessor, David Dinkins (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What\u2064 a racist!<\/p>\n<p>To <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NYCMayor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NYCMayor<\/a> Eric Adams it\u2019s all about race! <\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s\u2062 running\u2062 a sanctuary city, loaded with illegals, costing the city billions.<\/p>\n<p>Crime\u200d is off the charts, New \u2062York City\u2063 residents are leaving in droves, and the only thing he cares about is race.<\/p>\n<p>Chocolate?<\/p>\n<p>Yes,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JNW1AGV4qK\">pic.twitter.com\/JNW1AGV4qK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bernard \u200cB. Kerik (@BernardKerik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BernardKerik\/status\/1753113632399856110?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New York City\u2063 rolls out a $50\u200d million program to give prepaid debit cards to migrant families.<\/p>\n<p>And here\u2019s \u2063the catch\u2026<\/p>\n<p>According to Mayor Eric Adams, \u201cif it\u2019s successful they will \u2062expand\u2062 it even more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no better \u2064time to be an illegal immigrant in \u200cAmerica \u200dthan today. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgQyEI4IaA\">pic.twitter.com\/dgQyEI4IaA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u200b Wesley Hunt (@WesleyHuntTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesleyHuntTX\/status\/1755265741484405086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 7, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay \u200binformed! Receive breaking news \u200bblasts directly \u200cto your inbox for free. \u200bSubscribe \u2062here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this\u200b post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers \u2063explain that while they \u2062are disappointed \u2062with the failed impeachment vote of Alejandro Mayorkas they\u2064 expect another vote on \u200bthe floor of\u2062 the House soon.\u200b <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP \u200blawmakers\u200c explain that while they are disappointed with the failed impeachment vote of\u200d Alejandro Mayorkas\u200d they expect another vote on the floor\u200b of the House soon. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Families are still rebuilding years after a tornado ripped\u2064 through Mayfield, Kentucky.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A Federal Court of \u2064Appeals in Washington D.C. rejects \u200dformer \u2064President Donald\u2064 Trump\u2019s claims of presidential immunity in a\u200d 57-page ruling. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Apple\u00a0is building\u2062 prototypes\u200c of at least two iPhones that \u200dfold\u2064 widthwise like a clamshell.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tesla sent \u2062out a single-line query for \u2063each job \u200cafter canceling some \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/crumbley-verdict-could-threaten-2nd-amendment\/\" title=\"Crumbley Verdict Could Threaten 2nd Amendment\">employees\u2019 biannual performance reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta Platforms\u00a0will begin detecting and labeling \u2062images\u200c generated by other companies\u2019 AI services in\u2063 the \u2063coming months.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Shares of Tesla fell nearly 6% after a report \u200dsaid German software firm SAP \u2063will no \u200blonger procure their electric cars.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How has New York City \u200bMayor Eric Adams attributed the criticism he\u2063 is facing to racism?<\/h2>\n<p><span> <\/p>\n<h1>New York City Mayor Blames Racism \u2063for Political Woes<\/h1>\n<p>New\u2063 York City Mayor Eric Adams is facing criticism for his administration&#8217;s handling of various \u2062issues, including the influx\u200c of illegal immigrants and an ongoing \u200bFBI investigation into his \u2062mayoral campaign. In a recent town hall, Adams attributed this criticism to racism, suggesting\u200c that his administration&#8217;s diversity, with\u2064 a majority of people of color (POC), is the\u200d reason behind the backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Adams (D-N.Y.) compared his situation \u2063to that of David Dinkins, \u200dNew York City&#8217;s first Black mayor, who \u200balso\u2064 faced significant \u200bcriticism during \u2063his \u2064tenure. Adams emphasized the progress \u200bhis \u2062administration\u200d has made and highlighted the \u2063diversity \u2064of \u200chis deputy mayors, who are women and\u2063 POCs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Stand\u2063 up, stand up;\u200c they need to see you,&#8221; Adams said, \u2063calling them out\u2062 one\u200c by \u2064one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Have you ever seen this much chocolate lead in the \u2062city of \u200cNew York?&#8221; Adams said to the \u2064crowd. &#8220;And then go down the\u200c line; look who&#8217;s here. This is \u200brepresentative of the city. That&#8217;s why people are hating on me. You&#8217;re trying to \u200bfigure \u2062out, why the hating \u2063on\u200d me?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adams also\u200b drew a \u2062parallel between his\u2062 leadership and the biblical story\u2063 of Jesus entering the temple, where he\u200b overturned \u2063tables. However, he did \u200cnot specify who was condemning him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How many\u200d of you go to church?&#8221; Adams said \u200bto attendees. &#8220;This is a Matthew 21 and 12 moment. Jesus walked in the temple, he saw them\u200c doing wrong in the temple. He did what?&#8221; Adams continued.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I \u2063went to city hall to \u200bturn \u2062the table over.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In Matthew \u206321:12, &#8220;Jesus \u2064entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying \u200cand selling \u2062there. He \u2064overturned the tables \u200bof the money changers\u2064 and\u2064 the benches of those selling doves.&#8221; (NIV translation)<\/p>\n<p>Adams reiterated the diversity \u200dof his \u2063administration and \u2064criticized former Mayor \u2062Rudy Giuliani (R-N.Y.) for benefiting \u200dfrom the legislation passed by his \u2062predecessor,\u2062 David Dinkins (D-N.Y.).<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that Adams&#8217; remarks have\u200d generated both support and criticism.\u2064 Some argue\u2062 that attributing all criticism \u200dto racism undermines legitimate\u200b concerns and hampers meaningful \u200bdialogue, while \u2063others believe that racism plays\u2064 a significant role in\u200d the challenges\u200c faced \u2062by elected officials of color.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate continues, it remains \u2063to be seen how Adams&#8217; administration will address the various issues it faces \u200dand whether his response to criticism will resonate with the electorate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Adams speaks at the 38th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in New York City. 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