New York City Mayor Eric Adams said the U.S. is "in a recession" on Thursday, contradicting President Joe Biden, who, on the same day, said "that doesn't sound like a recession to me" at a press conference discussing the state of the U.S. economy.
"We are in a financial crisis, like you can never imagine," Adams said at an event hosted by Project Hospitality in Staten Island. "Wall Street is collapsing; we're in a recession."
It seems the talking points memo didn't reach Adams fast enough...
Adams later walked back the comments when asked about it by reporters, kind of like how Wikipedia had to change its definition of "recession" to Biden's narrative on Thursday.
"The president will make a determination on the official title of where we are," Adams said. "[T]hat's the president, and I follow the lead of the president. We're dealing with tough economic times, but we're going to get through it, because I trust in the president."
Adams got caught lackin'. It's honestly shocking he let that one slip because absolutely EVERYONE is working overtime for the "WELL AKSHUALLY WE'RE NOT IN A RECESSION" narrative:
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