Eric Adams tells View hosts to tone down rhetoric amid criticism of RFK Jr. – Washington Examiner
In a recent discussion on the show *The View*, New York City Mayor Eric Adams urged the hosts to reduce their combative rhetoric regarding political controversies, particularly in relation to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. potentially being appointed as the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services by President-elect Donald Trump. During the segment, co-host Sunny Hostin questioned Kennedy’s qualifications due to personal health issues, suggesting such experiences should count against him. Adams refrained from directly addressing Hostin’s remarks but emphasized the dedication of the many professionals within government agencies. Co-host Ana Navarro countered Adams’ optimism, predicting that a significant number of HHS employees might leave if Kennedy were appointed. In response, Adams advocated for a collective focus on national pride and unity, advising that personal opinions should not derail the broader mission of serving the country, especially amidst the divisive atmosphere anticipated during the 2024 elections.
Eric Adams tells View hosts to tone down rhetoric amid criticism of RFK Jr.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams told the hosts of The View that the nation needs to tone down its rhetoric as the panel discussed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. possibly serving as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Kennedy was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the HHS, and Co-Host Sunny Hostin used an environmental lawyer’s personal health history to question his qualifications.
“RFK Jr. … RFK Jr. ate some pork, and now he has a brain worm,” Hostin said. “Is he the person that should be in charge of that … of our food?”
Adams did not directly address the attack on Kennedy but stated that thousands of employees and experts within government agencies are committed to serving the country.
Co-Host Ana Navarro disagreed and predicted agencies such as HHS would see a mass departure of employees if someone like Kennedy was put in charge.
“Mayor, a lot of them want to resign,” Navarro said. “I think there’s gonna be a mass exodus of people who have the institutional knowledge and institutional memory. Who wants to work under a cook?”
“If we love our country, then no one individual should take us away from our mission,” Adams replied.
Americans need to focus on loving their country and cities and remove themselves from the harmful rhetoric so frequently espoused during the 2024 Elections.
“We’ve reached a point in this country where we no longer want to engage in conversation,” according to Adams. “They were even calling him Hitler.”
“That was only his vice president,” Navarro jumped in.
Adams, again, chose not to give the insult breath and returned to his point.
“That was an insult to the millions of Jews and others who died,” he continued. “We know what Hitler did and what I said to our country … I said we have to bring down this rhetoric. We have to start engaging in conversation.”
“Obama said it right, and I agree,” Adams said. “This is not the divided states. This is the United States. We’re the greatest country on the globe, and people are watching us.”
Adams was also asked by the panel if his recent “embracement” of Trump is due to his hope for a pardon related to the corruption charges he is facing.
“I said it over and over again. I did nothing wrong,” Adams said, citing his career in law enforcement. “I have a legal team. They’re going to manage that case.”
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