On Wednesday's broadcast of CNN's “The Situation Room,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams (Democratic) said that Texas Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) would not allow New York City to bus migrants out of the city. He said this is different from transporting migrants into the city by bus. I'm fixing the problem he created. Many people who came to New York City wanted to go to other municipalities, but they had no other options. ” And he is sending immigrants where they want to go.
Host Wolf Blitzer said, “I know you called Texas Governor Greg Abbott a bully for his handling of immigrants who crossed the border from Mexico into Texas. What do you think?” he asked. His spokesperson, the governor's spokesperson, accuses you of hypocrisy, saying you also bused immigrants north from New York City. How do you answer? ”
Adams replied: “That's completely inaccurate. We're solving the problem he created. There are many people who came to New York City who wanted to go to other municipalities and had no other choice. Governor Abbott made it clear that he intended to target cities such as Chicago, Denver, and New York, and just on the day of the Philadelphia mayor's inauguration, he sent an aircraft there. But that's a big difference from asking people where they want to go and re-issuing tickets to somewhere they can go to where they have family, friends and other support systems. That's what we're doing. And we'll continue to do that.”
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