New York City Mayor Eric Adams pushed back against speculation that he could swap political parties, insisting that he is a “true blue” Democrat while also being a “true blue-collar” worker.

Last week, Adams was asked in an interview about potentially rejoining the Republican Party, which he was a part of from 1995 to 2002, to which he responded that he is “part of the American party.” However, he denied any possibility of this happening, stating it is “amazing” how headlines in the press industry take on their own “creative writing style.”