New York MTA CEO Tries Gaslighting Subway Riders – Tells Them Violent Crime Is ‘All in Their Heads’
As President Joe Biden frets over what his legacy will be in the waning days of his presidency, many New Yorkers might have an answer for him: the surge in violent crime not just in The Big Apple but all over the nation during his time in the White House. George Soros-funded soft-on-crime district attorneys like New York’s Alvin Bragg have made daily life more dangerous than at any other time in recent memory. One of those much more dangerous places is the New York subway. But wait a minute, New Yorkers, it’s really not what you think.
The absolute galling audacity spewed today by @MTA Chair&CEO Janno Lieber that subway crime is “in people’s heads”.. is he for real? Last week, multiple stabbing & a woman was set on fire! When was the last time this pompous a$$ rode public transportation! HE MUST STEP DOWN! pic.twitter.com/ZujsIPY0id
— Concetta🇺🇸🇺🇸 (@concetta8631) January 6, 2025
Janno Lieber is the CEO of New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). On Monday, during an interview with Bloomberg, he appeared to dismiss the concerns about an increase in violent crimes plaguing the subway by not only those who depend on it but also those who may use it more now to avoid the newly instituted “congestion tax” by not driving, and declared the problem all “in peoples’ heads.“
Lieber stated, “Some of these high-profile incidents, you know, terrible attacks have gotten in people’s heads and made the whole system feel unsafe.” He added, “The overall stats are positive.” Some of those “high profile” cases Lieber mentioned included the death of Debrina Kawam, who was set on fire by an illegal immigrant from Guatemala, who sat nearby and watched Kawam burn to death, a man being pushed into the path of an oncoming subway train on New Year’s Eve, who is expected to survive, and a 71-year-old woman on her way to church New Year’s Day, who was attacked by a group of teen girls.
Janno Lieber is not the only one who is trying to tell New Yorkers not to believe their lyin’ eyes. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul was also touting the safety of the New York City subway system by posting on X how, in March of 2024, she had deployed New York National Guard troops to assist law enforcement with cracking down on crime in the subway.