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Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams, passenger trade barbs at DFW Airport
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and a passenger traded insults and expletives after disembarking a flight at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on Jan. 12.
DALLAS - Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams was filmed in a heated exchange with a fellow traveler on a jet bridge at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Jan. 12.
The confrontation, captured by witness Callum Royen via Storyful, happened as passengers were disembarking a flight from LaGuardia Airport. According to the source of the video, the tension began when Adams allegedly threatened to punch a woman in the face after she booed him.
In the footage, the unidentified woman is heard sarcastically pleading with Adams to punch her. Adams responded with profanity, "Go f**k yourself," and "I’m not playing anymore, those days are over."
Former New York City Mayor Eric Adams and a passenger exchanged heated words at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Jan. 12, 2026. (Storyful)
"You’re going to see the Brooklyn in me," Adams added.
The woman responded in kind to the former mayor by flipping him off and saying "Thank God," a reference to his term as mayor having ended.
Adams appeared to lean into the confrontation following the incident. On the social media platform X, he quote-posted a New York Post article regarding the exchange, which highlighted his comments about his Brooklyn roots, with the single-word caption: "Exactly."
The Source: Information in this article came from Storyful.