Fox News host Jeanine Pirro called her Black colleague an “Oreo” Tuesday during a discussion about New York Mayor Eric Adams bragging recently about his “chocolate” administration.
On The Five , Pirro mentioned Adams’ appearance last Wednesday at a community event at a Brooklyn public school, where Adams claimed that one reason he is a target of criticism is the ethnicities of his deputy mayors.
“Stand up, they need to see you,” Adams said to each of the five women of color. “Have you ever seen this much chocolate leading the city of New York? And then go down the line. Look who’s here. This is representative of the city. That’s why people are hating on me.”
It’s unclear who the “people” were that Adams was referring to and whether his comment relates to how federal investigators have been looking into whether his 2021 campaign received illegal donations with the help of the Turkish government.
Adams also likened his actions as mayor to a gospel account of Jesus turning the tables over in the Temple of Jerusalem: “First woman police commissioner of color. First Spanish-speaking police commissioner. First Spanish-speaking correction commissioner. Go through the line of what we’re doing in two years.”