Both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams have criticized the federal government’s migrant response. Only one seems to have maintained a relationship with the president.
President Joe Biden speaks at a leaders' reception at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on Sept. 19 He praised Gov. Kathy Hochul for the welcome to the city, but Mayor Eric Adams wasn't there — a sign of the tension between Adams and the president. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoNEW YORK — President Joe Biden went out of his way at a Tuesday night reception to praise a certain New York official for hosting him for the past three days during the United Nations General Assembly.
“There’s an authentic communication style that I have, and sometimes that offends people,” Adams said on Fox 5 in New York when asked about Hochul’s interaction with the commander in chief. “But I’m not going to be dishonest to New Yorkers and finding a word in a thesaurus that makes it sound politically correct.”
But the governor has been more measured in her appraisal compared to the outspoken mayor. As a result, she has maintained a more cordial relationship with the nation’s most powerful Democrat. “I always welcome the president when he comes when its available. … There was interest in the White House in having me spend time speaking with the president, and that’s exactly what happened,” she said.
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