Adams on Tuesday drew ire for his offhanded remark during a press briefing on his recent humanitarian trips to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. During the trip, Adams said that people quickly recognized New York City, unlike Kansas, which Adams said “doesn’t have a brand.”
Following the remarks, Adams was roundly criticized for giving credence to the trope of urban liberals looking down on their rural counterparts used by Republicans against Democrats.
“Do you think it is possible for you to stop saying stupid things every day that help Republicans and hurt Democrats?” Don Winslow, author and liberal political activist, said in a tweet. “You don’t need to crap on Kansas to pump up NYC. That clip will be played by Republicans for years. You’re terrible at this.”
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