New York Mayor Eric Adams has learned a thing or two from President Joe Biden about conjuring up outlandish stories and fictitious ideas when talking about specific demographics. For example, earlier this week, Adams made a completely fictional statement about his city to pander to Haitian people.
“We call New York City the Port-Au-Prince of America,” Adams posted on X, formerly Twitter. “We feel the pain our Haitian neighbors feel as the situation grows dire. To the people of Haiti and our own Haitian community here in New York City, know that we stand with you today and always.”
This was certainly a Biden-esque statement insofar as absolutely no one refers to New York City in this way. It is one of the most famous cities in the world, and it has many nicknames, such as “The City That Never Sleeps,” “The Big Apple,” “Gotham,” “The Concrete Jungle,” or “Metropolis,” to name just a few. But it has never been synonymous with Haiti’s capital city and is not referred to as “the Port-Au-Prince of America.” The post was almost instantly met with a “community notes” designation that added context, emphasizing that “no one other than Eric Adams has called NYC the ‘Port-Au-Prince of America.'”
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It’s OK to express sympathy and empathy for the dire circumstances surrounding the violent mayhem in Haiti. One doesn’t need to live among Haitians or have a large Haitian population in the city to do that. And there is certainly a large Haitian population in New York, arguably one of the largest in the country. Nevertheless, the city is still not referred to as what Adams said. It was silly and uncalled for.
This is just another example of how many Democrats manipulate the plight of minorities for their political benefit. Adams’s pandering would be shameful under normal circumstances, let alone during a time when Haiti is experiencing turmoil. It’s one thing to express compassion and sympathy, but it’s another thing entirely to outright lie to people to appear sympathetic. Adams should be ashamed of his political weaponization of compassion.
