Eric Adams Tries Taking a Potshot at DeSantis Visiting NYC

Eric Adams Tries Taking a Potshot at DeSantis Visiting NYC — It Backfires

Julio Rosas | February 20, 2023 2:30 PM

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) "welcomed" Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) to the area since the Florida Man is visiting Staten Island to tout the state's success with crime and retention in law enforcement.

Adams said New York City is not a place that bans books, "discriminate against our LGBTQ+ neighbors, use asylum seekers as props, or let the government stand between a woman and health care."

Welcome to NYC, @GovRonDeSantis, a place where we don’t ban books, discriminate against our LGBTQ+ neighbors, use asylum seekers as props, or let the government stand between a woman and health care.

We’re happy to teach you something about values while you’re here. https://t.co/o2CgOt1SES
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) February 20, 2023

While not directly replying to Adams' tweet, DeSantis did tweet about Florida leading "the nation in protecting LEOs & our crime rate is at a 50-year low, while NYC saw a 23% surge in major crime in 2022," ending with, "Anti-police politicians should stop catering to the woke mob."

I visited Staten Island to talk about how law & order has been central to FL's success.

FL leads the nation in protecting LEOs & our crime rate is at a 50-year low, while NYC saw a 23% surge in major crime in 2022.

Anti-police politicians should stop catering to the woke mob. pic.twitter.com/FpFDy0V4DZ
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantisFL) February 20, 2023

DeSantis will also be visiting Chicago and Philadelphia, other American cities experiencing an increase in crime, to talk with law enforcement about his state. Naturally, Democrats in each of those cities are not happy with the prospect of DeSantis visiting, except for a few.

Our politicos are upset that @RonDeSantisFL is coming to Illinois today in attempt to lure police officers to relocate to Florida. Why aren’t they upset with the environment THEY CREATED that is hostile to law enforcement, ignores thousands of victims, and protects criminality?
— Ald. Raymond Lopez (@RLopez15thWard) February 20, 2023

"While other parts of the country are mistreating, marginalizing, and defunding law enforcement, in Florida we continue to prioritize and appreciate our law enforcement officers,” DeSantis has stated. "This legislation encourages Floridians to pursue careers in law enforcement and attracts high quality law enforcement officers from other states who are sick and tired of the mistreatment they experience to bring their skills to Florida. From $1,000 scholarships to $5,000 bonuses to $25,000 adoption incentives, we are putting our money where our mouth is, and we are backing the blue."