There was something fishy about New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ declarations that he’s a vegan.
The Democrat — who wrote a book promoting his plant-based lifestyle and rolled out “Vegan Fridays” in New York City public schools — admitted Monday he occasionally eats fish.
The new mayor was reeled into making the admission after Politico reported over the weekend that he had been ordering fish at restaurants.
Adams initially sidestepped specifics about his eating habits Monday while demonstrating how to cook a vegan chili, as he promoted a city health program to help people with chronic disease by providing them resources related to a plant-based diet.
The mayor told reporters he’s “perfectly imperfect” and said people shouldn’t worry about what’s on his plate.
Hours later, Adams was hooked into releasing a statement admitting he does not always adhere to his veganism.
“I aspire to be plant-based 100% of the time. I want to be a role model for people who are following or aspire to follow a plant-based diet, but, as I said, I am perfectly imperfect, and have occasionally eaten fish,” Adams said.
Adams, who has been in office a little over a month, is not the first mayor of the nation’s largest city to find himself in a culinary controversy. The last occupant, Bill de Blasio, was skewered early in his first term after he was spotted eating pizza with a knife and fork.
(AP)
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Nothing like the hard hitting investigative reporters uncovering the deep hidden truths. The media doing its job. Huh? What? Adams did say he was the Joe Biden of New York, so it makes a lot of sense that the media is lobbing the Mayor softball nonsense questions. Just like the White House press crew asking Uncle Joe the tough questions like, “what is your favorite ice cream”? What is Dr. Jill’s? Which restaurant will you be going to for your birthday? Really tough hard hitting investigative questions.
In other news, another cop was shot, Orthodox women are being abused by blacks in Flatbush, another homeless bum throws an innocent citizen onto the train tracks, etc etc. Yet the media wants to know if Eric eats fish or not. Very good.
Is Pareve Chulent plant based?
Mazal Adar Dagim!
I applaud the @Ywn staff for transforming this minor story into a Fintastic punny news article! Keep them coming!
Various sources say Hitler was a vegan. Jump to whatever conclusions you like.
Big deal
Who care what Adams eats
No sources say Hitler was a vegan. Not even close to it. Some sources say he was a vegetarian, which is a very different thing, but they are wrong. He ate less meat than the average German of the time, but was far from a vegetarian.