New York City Mayor Eric Adams told the hosts of The View that the nation needs to tone down its rhetoric as the panel discussed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. possibly serving as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Eric Adams was in for a bumpy ride at The View this morning. The embattled politician — who was indicted on corruption and bribery charges earlier this year but has pleaded not guilty and intends to run for reelection — chatted with the Hot Topics table about the implications of Donald Trump‘s second presidency for blue states like New York.