Eric Adams Responds to AOC After She Criticized His Remarks About ‘Low-Skill’ Workers

New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) responded to Rep. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) after she took issue with his remarks about “low-skill” workers.

During a press conference earlier this month, Adams said, “I don’t know if my businesses are sharing with their employees, ‘You are part of the ecosystem of this city.'”

He added, “My low-skill workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my messengers, my shoe shine people, those that work in Dunkin’ Donuts, they don’t have the academic skills to sit in the corner office. They need this. We are in this together.”

Ocasio-Cortez reacted to the comments on Twitter.

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In an interview with The New York Times, Adams told the newspaper he should have used the term “low-wage workers.”

He claimed Ocasio-Cortez was acting as “word police.”

Adams explained, “I would rather be authentic and make errors than be robotic and not be sincere in what they’re doing.”

He added, “I know they’re perfect, and there’s not much I can do about that. I can only aspire one day to be as perfect as they are.”

Still, the New York City mayor said he wants to work with progressives, including Ocasio-Cortez, on issues such as housing and “ending the cycle of incarceration.”

“I can sit there and work with any group,” Adams said. “But you don’t work with a group by just tweeting.”