NYC Mayor Adams Asks Biden to Apologize to Asian Americans for Trump Remarks

[left-of-center2012]

Adams says Biden needs to apologize for Trump calling COVID 'the Chinese disease'.

[DURHAM D]

1. Huh??

[left-of-center2012]

2. Adams needs to ask Trump to apologize.

WTF ?

[XanaDUer2]

3. The fuck? Nt

[JohnSJ]

4. Why doesn't Adams apologize for what trump did to the country

[WA-03 Democrat]

5. The current President

Should apologize for TRUMP?

NEW YORK NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE FOR TRUMP!

[MyOwnPeace]

6. I SEE what you did there!

But I WILL defend New York - THEY WARNED THE REST - but they didn't listen!


And yeah, this is NOT a good start for 'the new guy!'

[PatSeg]

39. Not a good start at all

Maybe this guy needs a new speech writer.

[electric_blue68]

19. Oh, hell no! We Warned you. A whole lot of Us knew He (drumph) was Scum!

[WA-03 Democrat]

40. So basically you admit

New Yorkers knew first about this manic and did nothing to rid the country of this nightmare. Action was needed, his grafting asses has been in NY for his entire life and not one charge? He was only shunned - he should have been shut down long ago. He a mobster and most likely a federal criminal informant but come on. Be creative

[Crunchy Frog]

22. They can apologize for Giuliani while they're at it.

[LoisB]

7. I don't trust this guy.

[Kali]

8. I don't really have a problem with the concept of what he said

Like apologizing for something your obnoxious drunk brother in law said in public, being embarrassed for what he did or cause pain for somebody else - he's never going to apologize.

[Demsrule86]

30. No offense but that's ridiculous. Biden is not related to Trump and I do not believe in such

`apologies. The person who did it needs to apologize...Trump.

[Kali]

35. as a country

it wouldn't be a bad thing for us - as expressed by our elected head of state - to acknowledge and apologize for any number of things we as individuals didn't actually do.

[Hekate]

9. Dear New Yorkers: Who the hell is this guy? I never heard of him before he got elected...

And now every time he opens his mouth, I kind of cringe.

[agingdem]

12. what is wrong with this guy??

every time he steps in front of a camera he trips over his mouth...Biden apologize for Trump's fuck ups?...never!

[BlackSkimmer]

16. This is going to be interesting.

Again.

[electric_blue68]

21. I was living in Brooklyn for part of the time he was Bklyn Boro President

I don't remember any bad about him.


his comment however is stupid

[Hekate]

51. Thanks. The first time as Mayor he said something eyebrow-raising that got quoted here...

…I stayed out of the thread. Then there was another and I kinda went, say what? but I still — well, it’s not my city, and the voters decided.

But this is the third time, and now I am beginning to wonder if he realizes he’s actually on a national stage now because NYC is so big it exerts its own gravitational pull.

Best of luck to him and everyone else.

[electric_blue68]

53. Well, he wasn't my first choice...

I should add about my Brooklyn years that maybe he did some unsettling stuff that didn't rise to my alert level...

So I guess I'd say I sort of vouch for him. Which is why I did put him as a vote.

This was NYC voters first time at Rank Choice Voting! I've been hearing, reading about it for years. It's kind of daunting.
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😄 Oooo, I love your comment...

"...because NYC is so big it exerts its own gravitational pull".

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But your "national stage" thought is also an interesting observation. I have no idea!
Yeah...his comments ... Some (or seem to) sound off!
I should go listen to the videos!

And Thanks 👍 for your good wishes for us NYC'rs!

[Mossfern]

54. No real choices in mayoral election

It was either him or Curtis Sliwa.
When I saw that, I knew that NYC was really really screwed.

[Mad_Machine76]

10. This is just weird

Biden didn’t get elected to apologize for Trump’s nastiness.

[cinematicdiversions]

11. I think Biden should apologize for Trump every day

I am sorry we elected such a moron or I apologize my predecessor is not yet incarcerated.... a nice daily drumbeat.

[gldstwmn]

13. Hoo boy.

[msongs]

14. has he apologized for all the NYPD crimes against the people while he was in it? nt

[BlackSkimmer]

15. Is this a joke?

What am I missing?

[W_HAMILTON]

17. LOL, how many more years do NYCers have to deal with this guy?

[calguy]

18. This dude seems like a crack pot.

[wellst0nev0ter]

20. I guess it won't be beneath Biden to apologize on 45's behalf

But that would take responsibility off 45.

[bahboo]

23. yeah well...fuck this shit....

[Poiuyt]

24. This is the guy who said: "Low skill workers like cooks, messengers and Dunkin' Donuts employees

don’t have the academic skills to sit in a corner office”

[BlackSkimmer]

26. He certainly has a way with words.

[XanaDUer2]

42. He's not a polished speaker

I daresay that may endear him to many.

Biden is too busy fixing Trump's screw up to have time to apologize for him.

IMO, this is a strange thing for a Democratic mayor to kick off with.

[BlackSkimmer]

43. I saw that interview with Brianna Keillor.

I wasn’t impressed with his attitude, but I guess it’s that “swagger.”

Here’s hoping he gets a bit better as time goes on. I’m far from being one of the ACAB crowd, but I do know cops, and ex-cops, can be just a bit arrogant.

[XanaDUer2]

45. What's ACAB? NT

[BlackSkimmer]

46. It's an acronym used by haters of police.

There’s some confusion over the “b” part, since it’s obviously a misogynistic slur as well. But some say it’s a different b word.

I’m not going to type it out. Easy to find online though.

[XanaDUer2]

48. Thanks, Skimmer!

It'll be interesting to see his next pronouncement. Maybe he's just pumped up from his win

[demmiblue]

47. All Cops Are Bastards. n/t

[XanaDUer2]

49. Oh, thanks . I got FTP nt

[BlackSkimmer]

50. Except, when I've seen the graffiti of the acronym written out...

The b word is not that one.

[ecstatic]

25. I think an informal apology from the United States came when Congress united

to pass the Anti Asian-Hate Crime law.

I get where Mayor Adams might be coming from, but it's really rare for a US President to apologize.

[Demsrule86]

29. I do not get it.

[ecstatic]

31. I don't think it's about President Biden specifically

But moreso about the United States apologizing for horrendous comments towards a group of people during the pandemic. Tfg's words led to actual violence and harm that is still ongoing to this day. Tfg wasn't just speaking as himself--he was speaking as the President of the United States.

[Kali]

36. yes

we owe the whole world apologies for that turd.

[Polybius]

27. Well, the NY Post seems to like him...

Mayor Eric Adams hitting all the right notes in his first days

[lapucelle]

37. So does the New York Times.

The Rise of Eric Adams and Black New York

New York’s Black Democratic base had endured a plague and marched for Black lives. They had kept the city going, along with municipal workers of all backgrounds, while wealthier New Yorkers remained safely at home. They had felt the rise in violence in their neighborhoods, and seen the resurgence of white supremacy under President Donald Trump. Their choice for mayor was Eric Adams.

In his victory speech in November, Mr. Adams said his election belonged to the city’s working poor. “I am you. I am you. After years of praying and hoping and struggling and working, we are headed to City Hall,” Mr. Adams boomed. “It is proof that people of this city will love you if you love them.”

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From the moneyed corners of Manhattan to the gracious brownstones of Cobble Hill, there is a creeping sense of shock: The new mayor is not necessarily speaking to them. Power in America’s largest city has changed hands.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=post&forum=1002&pid=16213473

[Demsrule86]

28. Why should Biden apologize for Trump?

[Vinca]

32. I think Adams owes Biden an apology for using his name in connection with Trump.

[XanaDUer2]

33. Adams should apologize for Trump nt

[Paladin]

34. What the fuck is this guy's problem? (nt)

[BannonsLiver]

38. Former cop. Says it all, really.

He’s not to be trusted. You’re never going to be President, E. Take a seat.

[WA-03 Democrat]

41. SNL has a gold mine here

Not since David A. Paterson have they had this much local comedy gold.

[BlackSkimmer]

44. Lol.

There’s a bright side!

[ananda]

52. Whaaa? There's something wrong with him.

It makes me wonder how he ever got elected.