Eric Adams 'Happy to Teach' DeSantis Values Amid NYC Trip
newsweek.comRon DeSantis ahead of the latter's planned trip to the city, offering to teach him some of the city's progressive values.DeSantis, a Republican and expected presidential candidate in 2024, has been listed as a "special guest" for a law enforcement event being held in the nominally conservative borough of Staten Island on Monday.
According to Politico, he was advertised in an email as a "special guest for a discussion on protecting Law and Order in New York."In response to the news, Adams, a Democrat with an adversarial history with DeSantis, took to Twitter and offered to teach the visiting some "values" during his visit, making reference to some of the Florida governor's most controversial moves."Welcome to NYC, [Governor Ron 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 tweeted. "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/o2CgOt1SESAdams' comment touched upon numerous recent controversies, including schools removing books from libraries after the state government implemented new laws deeming certain subjects to be inappropriate.
According to EdWeek, this has included many books about the history of racism and sexism in the U.S., and others with LGBTQ-related topics.Adams also touched on DeSantis's recent tactic of transporting migrants from Florida and other southern border states to.
