Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams implied that a resident was racist at City Hall Wednesday after he shoved off an exorbitant rent.

“First of all, if you’re asking a question, don’t point at me, be respectful,” Adams said. “I am the mayor of this city, so please treat me with the respect you deserve. not.”

.@NYCMayor Tonight at City Hall I said to a woman: “I am the mayor of this city and treat me with the respect I deserve. I speak to you as an adult. not.” pic.twitter.com/Qwn8TgYFD1

— Miles Miller (@MylesMill) June 29, 2023

“Consider the conversation here in Washington Heights with the respect I deserve,” he continued. “Please treat me with the same level of respect that you treat me. So don’t point fingers at me. Don’t be rude to me. I’m an adult, so talk to me like an adult. I entered this room as an adult and will leave this room as an adult.” (Related: Amazon confirms it cut off a man’s smart home because a random man said he was racist)

Many celebrities and social media users criticized the mayor’s reaction.

“He’s the most Trumpian Democrat in America. Power-crazed and pale,” said MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan.

He’s America’s most Trumpian Democrat. He is power-mad and thin-skinned. https://t.co/Xybl18BTQA

— Mehdirhasan (@mehdirhasan) June 29, 2023

Chris Sommerfeld, New York Daily News City Hall reporter, said, “A woman mayor explains why she’s said she supports this year’s rent hikes for stable apartments at a time when other counties in the state are freezing rent increases.” I got this response after asking.”

The response came after the woman asked the mayor why she was supporting this year’s rent hikes for stable apartments while other counties in the state were freezing rent increases. https://t.co/v3IocW5RRF

— Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) June 29, 2023

“Be a loser. We’re going to kick this guy out in two years,” wrote April Glick Prito, spokesperson for New York Citizens’ Movement.

Be a loser, we’re gonna kick this guy out in two years https://t.co/2XLGj7pIQq

— April Glick Prito (@aprilglick) June 29, 2023

In the case of a one-year contract, the rent will be raised by 3%. For a two-year contract, the New York Times reported that the price will increase by 2.75 percent in the first year and 3.2 percent in the second year. report.