I'm spitballing about the title to an article I just saw a jpeg of, so I'm no expert (AND IMPORTANTLY BLISSFULLY UNAWARE OF THE MEANING OF INTIFADA). I imagine if I rose to prominence doing Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and all around me nerds are always chanting "heel hook their legs off!" I'd eventually make a statement like he did. They'd be all "Oh, WDYMP prefers the IBJJF's watered down ruleset..." but maybe the slogan reflects poorly on the way I see the sport. "Twist their legs off" wouldn't stop me from being embarrassed by nerds.

If he does something like this he might see his goal as mayor to be more focused and less general. He really wants to make good on his promise of affordability and if he himself generalized his message it might muddy the waters, open him to criticism, and risk getting nothing done. He's also a demsucc so I could just as easily be wrong.