The office of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has responded to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, a Democrat, after he offered to teach the Republican lawmaker “something about values.”
Adams made the jibe against DeSantis as the possible 2024 presidential candidate arrived in New York City on Feb. 20 as part of a pro-law enforcement tour.
Standing before a large crowd in a restaurant on Monday, DeSantis spoke to his supporters, many of which appeared to be law enforcement members, about New York’s controversial bail reform law while also calling on NYPD cops to consider transferring to Florida, which he praised for its falling crime levels.
During his speech, DeSantis also took aim at “woke ideology,” telling the audience that the sunshine state does “not surrender to the woke mob” and that Florida is where “woke goes to die.”
The Republican leader’s visit to New York appeared to touch a nerve with Mayor Adams, who took to Twitter to “welcome” DeSantis in a sarcastic message where he offered to teach the Florida governor about NYC’s “values.”
Adams Takes a Swipe
“Welcome to NYC, [DeSantis], 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,” Adams wrote on Twitter on Monday.
“We’re happy to teach you something about values while you’re here,” the New York City mayor continued.
Shortly after Adams’ tweet, DeSantis’ campaign spokeswoman Christina Pushaw fired back, stating that New York City saw more people leave last year than any other metropolitan area.
“Nice rhetoric—but here’s reality: More Americans fled NYC than any other metro area last year,” Pushaw wrote. “More Americans moved to Florida than any other state.”
“You know this, Mayor Adams, and you’ve talked (accurately) about crime pushing people out of NYC,” Pushaw said.
“Florida’s crime rate meanwhile is at a 50-year low. Maybe it’s you who can learn from [DeSantis]?” the governor’s campaign spokesperson said.
Crime has exploded in New York City in recent years, while calls to defund the police have also increased.
In New York in 2021, there were 264 homicides—the highest number in a decade, according to police data. While homicides dropped to 253 in 2022, felony assaults increased by nearly 20 percent, while grand theft rose to nearly 17 percent.
Americans Flocking to Florida
Elsewhere, a recent report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) shows that Florida is among the top five states attracting the largest number of new residents.
Separate data released by the Census Bureau confirms that Florida was the fastest-growing state in the country in 2022, with an annual population increase of 1.9 percent.
DeSantis, who secured a second term in a November landslide victory, told New Yorkers on Monday that “the foundation of Florida’s success has been a commitment to law and order and support for the men and women who wear the uniform,” according to The New York Post.
“I read that New York is the only state that doesn’t allow judges to consider—when they’re making a bail determination—whether someone’s a danger to the community,” he said. “How does that make any sense? Is that making your community any safer, to be doing that? Of course not. So you need to do things like repeal these failed pieces of legislation.”
The Republican also delivered a message to law enforcement members who are feeling “disenchanted,” telling them: “If you don’t think things are going to turn around wherever you are—not just in New York, wherever—just know that there’s a state that’s doing it right. There’s a state that will value your service.”
DeSantis also gave similar talks to law enforcement members in Philadelphia and Chicago on Monday.
Ain’t that a laugh !!!!! Adams to teach DeSantis about values—LOL !!!!!
The lies, cons, deceptions, immorality, hypocrisy and treachery of the treasonous, woke, socialist Democrat Party cult and their supporters know no bounds.
The Disgraceful Democrat Party’s Chutzpah Knows No Bounds
The definition of “chutzpah.” It’s someone killing his parents and then falling on the mercy of the court on account of his being an orphan.
The only values that liberals know anything about are the ones that their father Satan has taught them. And Mayor Adams seems to have learned those values entirely too well for his own good.
I’d have simply said “WHAT values! YOU HAVE NONE”>
When The Big Apple nominated Adams as their Big time “Adams Apple” just about any sane person in the city began to choke and get him stuck in their throats. He has not only embraced, but become another form of the FOR BIDEN forbidden fruit of the kind Eve offered Adam in the Garden, which got them thrown out of the Garden and into the Sodomite City of New York, that once upon a time like New Jersey used to be Garden States of sanity. The demon Democrats are still using that same old Devilish lie to ensnare the Marxist useful idiots.
“Eat of the fruit of the Tree of Our Knowledge and You shall become as God.”,,,,,,but who only made it as far as the once “Beautiful Angel of Light” who rebelled and won himself his own fallen kingdom in becoming the ugly fallen Angel of Darkness,,,Lucifer.
Maybe Hizzoner can go on a speaking tour to places like Florida and Texas, to see if they are buying what he is selling ? My guess is no they won’t.
I bet he can teach about values – if something has any “value (monetarily)”, he gets to keep and use as he pleases but if the “value” is not significant or help increase his “value” pass it on to those who live day tro day on crumbs. Now that’s making excellent use of something with “value”.