Team DeSantis Hammers NYC Mayor Eric Adams After he Attacks DeSantis’ ‘Values’
Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’ team fired back at New York Mayor Eric Adams after he offered to teach DeSantis about the crime-ridden city’s values during DeSantis’ upcoming visit to the Big Apple.
DeSantis is making the trip to attend a conference on law enforcement and was listed as a “special guest for a discussion on protecting Law and Order in New York,” according to Politico. Adams, however, took issue with DeSantis’ visit.
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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.
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
“Nice rhetoric — but here’s reality: More Americans fled NYC than any other metro area last year. 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. Florida’s crime rate meanwhile is at a 50 year low. Maybe it’s you who can learn from@RonDeSantisFL?”
Nice rhetoric — but here’s reality: More Americans fled NYC than any other metro area last year.
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. Florida’s crime rate… https://t.co/gHru8I12PS
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 🇺🇸 (@ChristinaPushaw) February 20, 2023
“Based on your policies@NYCMayor, it’s fair to assume you value lawlessness & political agendas in classrooms. Based on migration rates out of NY and into FL , it’s also fair to conclude that many people don’t agree with those values. Florida values freedom, life, and truth.”
Based on your policies @NYCMayor, it's fair to assume you value lawlessness & political agendas in classrooms.
Based on migration rates out of NY and into FL , it's also fair to conclude that many people don't agree with those values.
Florida values freedom, life, and truth. https://t.co/t5KUtjSv1Y
— Bryan Griffin (@BryanDGriffin) February 20, 2023
The New York Mayor’s rhetoric comes as part of a growing narrative that Florida is, broadly speaking, banning books. This is not the case. Florida State has reaffirmed longstanding law on pornography in the classroom and has recommended teachers and librarians “err on the side of caution.”
“If you would not be comfortable reading the material in a public setting, then you should lean toward not making the material available in a public school library for children,” the standard reads.
One viral video alleging to show library shelves cleared out by DeSaants’ policy has also been debunked. DeSantis himself called the video and the narrative it forwarded fake.
“That video, that was a fake narrative, that was not true,” the governor said. “What they’re trying to do is they’re trying to act like somehow we don’t want books.”
Multiple Twitter users took the opportunity to debunk the narrative that DeSantis is broadly banning books.
It is astounding that the American left really is embracing the narrative—the outright lie—that DeSantis is banning books. It’s just, like, verifiably not true. It’s not happening.
— 𝐄𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚 (@EudaimoniaEsq) February 20, 2023
Preventing actual pornographic material from being in K-12 schools isn’t book-banning, it’s good governance that most parents applaud.
— Jen Wright (@JenWEsq) February 20, 2023
DeSantis Meet with Chicago Police Makes Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Mayoral Hopefuls Screech Like Loons
Do @nycschools allow This Book Is Gay, that provides instructions on how to coordinate hookups through “dating” apps? https://t.co/IuKCU0s6FQ
— Jen Wright (@JenWEsq) February 20, 2023
While in New York, DeSantis is expected to tout his policies to law enforcement and reduce crime in Florida. His recent proposed legislation includes strengthening bail laws, toughening penalties for sex criminals, and other anti-crime measures.
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