NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used “New Yorkers” as an insult while attacking Mayor Eric Adams in their escalating feud over a busing policy for asylum seekers.
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Abbott appeared on Fox News’ “The Faulkner Focus” Wednesday to respond to the previous day’s salvo from the mayor, who jokingly threatened to send a busload of New Yorkers to Texas to campaign against the Republican governor, who’s facing Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s election.
“I kind of feel like Clint Eastwood. Go ahead mayor, make my day,” Abbott said, referencing Eastwood’s iconic “Dirty Harry” character.
“There could hardly be anything better to aid my campaign against Beto O’Rourke than to have Beto O’Rourke have his campaign aided by a bunch of New Yorkers,” Abbott said.
Adams sharpened his attacks, calling Abbott a “global embarrassment.”
“He thinks he’s Clint Eastwood, but he’s not,” Adams said. “He’s an anti-American governor who’s really going against everything that we stand for.”
“If his ancestors were treated the way he’s treating these asylum seekers and migrants, then he would not be where he is right now,” the mayor said.
Adams and Abbott have been in a war of words in recent weeks as Texas sends buses of asylum seekers to the city, claiming the border state is “overwhelmed.”
Adams has accused the governor of using migrants as “political pawns” as he campaigns for re-election.
Buses from Texas continued to arrive at the Port Authority Bus Terminal this week.
New York City has struggled to accommodate the new arrivals as its shelter system is already overwhelmed this summer.
More than 4,000 asylum seekers have entered the system since late May, the mayor’s office recently said.
Despite the strain on resources, Adams has repeatedly said, “New York is a city of immigrants, and we will always welcome newcomers with open arms.”
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