Mayor Bill de Blasio has been criticized online in the past for dodging questions during Twitter chats and taking media criticism to heart.
But it looks like his struggles with social media won’t end anytime soon. The online vitriol began anew on Wednesday when the mayor decided to post a response to Jeb Bush’s controversial “America” tweet:
America. pic.twitter.com/211oQK5qeU
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) February 17, 2016
On its (open) face this tweet may have seemed like another defense of New York values, but Twitter users took issue with the mayor endorsing expensive, unhealthy deli food:
@BilldeBlasio Dude, Katz's…
— Max Nisen (@MaxNisen) February 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/AstoriaHaiku/status/700019107043868672
https://twitter.com/AstoriaHaiku/status/700027483136126976
https://twitter.com/StevenDilla/status/700017913554571264
https://twitter.com/memory_images/status/700019089800982528
@torrHL @BilldeBlasio @chrislhayes @JebBush the most American part is they recently reopened after being discovered stealing power
— brian katz (@TheBrianKatz) February 17, 2016
@BilldeBlasio @NYCMayorsOffice @JebBush Save a carriage horse, eat a cow.
— LindiOhmann (@wienervision) February 17, 2016
@BilldeBlasio @chrislhayes @JebBush Is that a Bernie Sandwich?
— Showcase of the Kimmortals (@HurriOwl) February 17, 2016
https://twitter.com/BMS355/status/700017781807296512
The Carnegie Deli, which Mr. de Blasio endorsed in the tweet, has had its fair share of troubles of late—the restaurant recently reopened after a 10 month closure due to an illegal gas hookup.
