Mayor Adams Says He Does Not Know Why NYC Subway Shooter Said He Is a Victim of His Mental Health Program

EXCERPT:

GEIST: "I’m sure, Mr Mayor, you’ve seen some of these videos that have been unearthed the last 24 hours, of this man online, and one of them, he speaks directly to you and says, Mr Mayor, I’m a victim of your mental health program. Can you make any sense of that? Do you know what he is talking about there?"
ADAMS: "Not at all. You know, many people look at the mental health system, and they question some of the things that have happened throughout the generations. Our goal is to fix our mental health system. But it's clear that this individual wanted to create terror and violence. We don’t know his motivation to make a classification if this was a terrorist act or not. But even without that designation, we know that he wanted to bring terror. To come on the system with a gas mask, with a gun, several clips as well as throwing a smoke bomb, it's clear he wanted to bring terror to our system. We’re going to bring him to justice and have him prosecuted for his actions."