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NYC Mayor Adams says Democratic Party ‘left me, and it left working-class people’
Adams gets grilled about meeting with Trump, ‘He loves New York, I love New York’
Just two days before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with Trump to “discuss New Yorkers’ priorities.” “I pledged allegiance to the united states of American not a political party,” Adams explained to reporters Saturday.
NEW YORK – In an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the Democratic Party has abandoned him and regular, working-class people.
Adams says he is “at the end of the line”
What they’re saying:
“People often say, ‘You don’t sound like a Democrat, and you seem to have left the party’” Adams said in a preview clip posted on X. “No, the party left me, and it left working-class people.”
The interview will air at 6 p.m. on Carlson’s network.
In the clip, Adams says that he thinks that he was punished by the Democratic Party for his outspoken position on the New York City migrant crisis, and claimed that former President Joe Biden told him to “be a good Democrat” when he asked for more federal assistance.
“We were getting Venezuealan gang leaders that were coming to the city, creating crimes,” Adams said, before adding that he is “At the end of the line.”
Adams at Trump’s inauguration, meets with Republican president
Dig deeper:
Last week, Adams defended his private meeting with President Donald Trump as the Republican prepared to retake the White House.
“I’m the mayor of the biggest city in America,” Adams added, following remarks about the city’s preparations for a weekend snowstorm. “I’m supposed to speak with the president, like I spoke with President Biden.”
Eric Adams (C), mayor of New York, attends the inauguration ceremony where Donald Trump will sworn in as the 47th US President in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by ALEXANDER DRAGO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXAND
Trump has criticized the federal bribery case against Adams and said he is open to giving the mayor, who had been a registered Republican in the 1990s, a pardon.
Adams also attended Trump’s inauguration on Monday and said he had instructed officials to lawfully cooperate with Trump’s agenda around immigration and other issues, while flatly refusing to criticize the president or any of his policies.
“I’m not going to be warring with the president,” Adams told reporters. “I’m going to be working with the president.”
The backstory:
Mayor Adams had repeatedly criticized the Biden administration’s response to the migrant crisis in New York City, at one point saying it would “destroy” the city.
“We’re getting no support on this national crisis,” Adams said in 2023, and railed against Biden for failing to help the city and control the border.
Adams been facing a difficult bid for re-election after he was indicted on federal criminal charges in September 2024, and is facing a slew of challengers in the Democratic primary.
Crowded Democratic primary in NYC Mayoral Election
The race for New York City’s next mayor is already heating up, with eight Democratic candidates challenging Mayor Eric Adams in the June 2024 primary. FOX 5’s Morgan McKay takes a look at who’s preparing to challenge the Mayor.
The Source: This article using reporting from crews on the ground and information collected from previous FOX 5 NY articles.
In a recent interview, NYC Mayor Eric Adams expressed his frustration with the Democratic Party, stating that it has “left me, and it left working-class people.” Adams, a former police officer and moderate Democrat, has often found himself at odds with the more progressive wing of the party.Adams, who was elected mayor in November 2021, has been vocal about his concerns regarding rising crime rates and the need for a balanced approach to public safety. He has criticized progressive policies such as defunding the police and has called for a more pragmatic approach to addressing the city’s challenges.
In his interview, Adams highlighted the disconnect between the Democratic Party and working-class Americans, stating that the party needs to better understand the concerns of everyday people. He emphasized the importance of addressing issues such as crime, affordable housing, and economic opportunity in order to win back the trust of working-class voters.
Adams’ comments reflect a growing frustration within the Democratic Party, as moderates and progressives continue to clash over the direction of the party. It remains to be seen how the party will respond to Adams’ criticisms and whether they will be able to bridge the divide between different factions within the party.
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